AN ANALYSIS ON EMOTIONAL DESIGN APPROACHES IN THE SAMPLE OF THE SEATING ELEMENT

Abstract

Today, various emotional design approaches have been developed within the scope of emotion and design research. This study, deals with the concept of emotional design, the approaches of emotional design and product-user interaction made in this to date in terms of the seating element. The aim of the study is to analyze the emotional state that a furniture design that awakens the user at first glance. The interaction between furniture design and the user is presented through the Patrick W. Jordan’s pleasure approach and questionnaire method, in the emotional design literature. In this study, sample sets that will be analyzed by emotional responses are formed by considering the characteristics that differ in terms of practical function, aesthetic function and symbolic function. A total of 120 participants, 60 psychologists and 60 designers, were asked to evaluate 6 different seating element design by applying a questionnaire on the internet or one-on-one. As a result of the evaluation findings of the survey study, emotional values of two occupational groups were analyzed by comparing. In the conclusion, the contribution of the study to the field is to raise awareness of design approaches that focus on the emotional needs of users. In this context, it is revealed that emotional design approach can direct designers as a method in furniture design.