Semantics of the design product

Authors

  • Natallya Yu. Frolova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

design, product design, product design semantics, semiotics

Abstract

This article are discussed the features and principles of design product semantics. The importance of understanding the semantics’s meaning for design is that it allows the designer to design products with improved functionality while translating it into an artistically expressive form. Using examples from other researchers’ consideration of semantics and product design analysis, it is pointed out how various design features can be used to form a coherent idea of a product’s purpose. The aim of the article is to reveal the significance of the application of semantics in design engineering.

Author Biography

  • Natallya Yu. Frolova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (cultural studies), docent; associate professor at the department of communication design, faculty of social and cultural communications

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Published

2023-03-01

Issue

No. 1 (2023): Human in the Socio-Cultural Dimension

Section

Socio-Cultural Communications

How to Cite

[1]
Frolova, N.Y. 2023. Semantics of the design product. Human in the Socio-Cultural Dimension. 1 (Mar. 2023), 24–33.