Arriving To Form With Emotive Aspects from Design Perspective (With Case Studies)

The way human eye and brain coordinate to process the stimuli of visual forms it follows the interactive paradigm of perceptual understanding, visceral feeling as well as cognition (Solso, R, L 1996).
It is realized that every tangible objects due to their physical aspects have their own intangible dynamism. They are a medium for expression which are intended to be perceived by the audience in objectified way. The research focusses on the significance of communicating through forms in design application. The study is purely about form and its objectified emotive traits. It doesn’t address colour, material, finish, ergonomics, functionality and experience, with respect to forms.
Various non-linear divergent approaches were adopted to generate ideas and possibilities to communicate the visual force or expression, stimulating through forms. Convergent tools were used time and again to authenticate the visual reciprocity of the form and to obliterate any kind of subjectivity.

Form, physical aspect, emotive trait, synectics, removal of mental blocks, form appreciation and communication, form generation.

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