Socio-Cultural Dimension Of Design

Design objects created by both technic and culture are the products forming the human life. In this study, the sociocultural roles and changing meanings of the design objects are analyzed in the context of the economic relations based on production and consumption, global politics of culture, tecnological developments and transforming social behaviours and life-styles during the time from crafts period to the industrial period; from post-industrial period to the information society of today. Besides the negative effects of living crisis of culture are brought to attention and the dimension of meaning of design objects in our lives to be discussed in general.

Keywords: Design-technic-consumer culture-meaning.

Tasarimin Sosyo-K�lt�rel Boyutu

Mehtap Sa�ocak
Uluda� �niversitesi, Teknik Bilimler Myo,g�r�kle, Bursa

Tasar�m nesneleri teknik ve k�lt�r�n birle�iminden do�an ve insan hayat�n� �ekillendiren �r�nlerdir. Bu �al��mada, zanaat d�neminden end�stri d�nemine; post-end�striyel d�nemden g�n�m�z bilgi toplumuna gelen s�re�te tasar�m nesnelerinin �stlendi�i sosyo-k�lt�rel rolleri, de�i�en anlamlar�, �retim ve t�ketime dayal� ekonomik ili�kiler, k�resel k�lt�r politikalar�, teknolojik geli�meler ve de�i�en toplumsal davran�� ve ya�am bi�imleri ba�lam�nda irdelenmekte, ya�anan k�lt�r krizinin olumsuz etkilerine dikkat �ekilmeye �al��larak, tasar�m nesnelerinin ya�amlar�m�zdaki anlam boyutu tart��lmaktad�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Tasar�m-teknik-t�ketim k�lt�r�-anlam.

Mehtap Sa�ocak. Socio-Cultural Dimension Of Design. Megaron. 2007; 2(4): 254-265

Corresponding Author: Mehtap Sa�ocak, T�rkiye

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