Objectified

“Every object, intentional or not, speaks to who put it there.”

Just as a design or an object reflects the designer’s goals and ideas, in a very similar way the object or design also says a lot about the person who buys and owns the item. Thus I suppose there is a struggle for designers to put their ideas and creativity into a product while at the same time trying to accommodate for the needs and wants of the consumer. I guess in a way designers have to choices, either to try and think like the consumer, or to adversely try to make the consumer see things through the eyes of the designer.

“Every object tells a story if you can read it.”

Because every object tells a story, those objects that are able to tell a more personal and sentimental story are going to be treasured and kept for longer than an object with no emotional attachment. Thus design for emotions and the senses is a very interesting are of design to me. I love design and objects that are able to compliment my life and that I desire to use over and over again. This desire in turn adds to the use and emotional attachment I have to a product. Deconstructing how that emotional connection actually starts and how to use that in other objects seems almost more like psychology than design.

“The way in which we see design has changed.”

The aim of design has been somewhat changed in the recent past because of the environment, economy and just how perception of life has evolved. It is a very interesting time for design as we no longer are as wasteful with our choices and materials and instead have been forced to be much more frugal with our resources. I believe design is becoming more and more complex each day and to keep up with all this change it is important for designers to continue to communicate with community and gain other perspectives on things.