Visual Balance in Engineering Design for Aesthetic Value
The cell phone is used to ground this study. A statistic experiment using the cell phone product positively tests the first hypothesis, resulting in two design variable which are only related to the aesthetic attribute of the cell phone product. The study of the visual balance principle results in a more general formula which relates design variables to visual balance with consideration of both geometry and color of the cell phone product. Finally, another statistic experiment is designed, which positively tests the second hypothesis.
This study concludes: (1) the effective integration of aesthetics with function and ergonomics requires an analysis and classification of design variables, and (2) there is a potential to quantify all aesthetic principles from fine arts into design variables.
Advisor:Dr. WJ (Chris) Zhang; Dr. Daniel Chen; Dr. Madan Gupta
School:University of Saskatchewan
School Location:Canada - Saskatchewan
Source Type:Master's Thesis
Keywords:balance measurement engineering design aesthetics beauty quantify cell phone ergonomics neural network weight of color function axiomatic theory independence axiom product
Date of Publication:05/14/2007