12th August 2014 (Week 2)

Hadis Parsa     0318171
what is contextual studies? 

In the second week of our class we discussed  the study of meaning and purpose behind "something".
 in today's class we were looking for meaning and relevance behind "design"
        it is crucial to inculcate the habit of asking "why"

what is contextual studies ? contextual studies is the study of meaning. the study of meaning is about finding a purpose behind every design ,in this context we are looking for the meaning and relevance behind the design.in order to do so we have to observe and see what is around us and ask why it has been design for ?
lets assume you want to be and interior design, wouldn't it be wonderful if you could bring nature in order to bring calmness and relaxation in to your design ? by using  the element of nature or the colors of nature by using them into your design .when you start to design you start to mimic. mimicing a peaceful atmosphere  of nature .therefor we can have a relationship between nature and and human habitat.
sometimes you want to look at the reason behind nature and modern..that connection and relationship between them..

another example is the movie "Iron man "
what does it talk abour ? the suit that he wears the robots that he made it is actually making by genius around the world so we can say human imagination is coming to reality .these also can be used for dissable people in order to make life easier for them .

the other example like tablet and smart phones that is inter face and user friendly by just using a finger touching the screen like apple brand .its about being connected to the product regarding to human element so its marketing :D
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so We need context to design,,The context of colour and culture .
Can you create your own cult? like 

Starbacks 

nike 

has their own fans there is culture in it many people believe in it .
Apple also has become a cult of follower many people believe in apple because its easy and user friendly