Visual Design of Packaging Phenomena

Author: Wang Anxia
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The visual design of packaging is an era's most prominent and meaningful symbolic representation. It not only reflects the social background, science and technology, and economic conditions of the time but also conveys the spiritual and cultural connotations as well as aesthetic trends of that era. Today, packaging design is increasingly demonstrating its interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, and even cross-cultural characteristics. Therefore, this book strives to analyze and interpret the profound connotations and extensions of packaging visual design from a holistic systems perspective, placing it within a dynamic and evolving context for research and exploration. The book systematically critiques the foundational theories, innovative thinking methods, and packaging design approaches of packaging visual design, delves into the construction and communication of packaging visual design, and integrates relevant disciplines such as aesthetics, art and design studies, sociology, psychology, materials science, ecology, and cultural studies, while also incorporating insights from modern design trends. The first six chapters focus on theoretical research and exploration from the perspective of art and design, attempting to explore the integrative potential and of related disciplines. They employ the perspectives of systems theory, information theory, communication studies, and ecology to analyze the profound connotations of packaging visual design, offering a certain degree of foresight and innovation. This book is a summary of the author's years of teaching experience and design practice, providing both practical and theoretical guidance for modern packaging design. It is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in packaging design, visual communication, as well as professionals engaged in packaging design for learning and reference.