Research on Symbol Expression for Eye Image in Product Design: The Usage of the Chinese Traditional 'Yun Wen'

摘要

In visual arts, using the eyes to deliver the message of life and emotion of a living thing has always been emphasized. The expression of the eyes is usually a combination of the eyeballs, pupils, eyelids, and eyelashes, etc. Among these, the pupil is of a crucial character. It completes the image of an eye and shows the direction of the line of sight. In this article, the authors wish to create a new way to show the symbols of eyes based on the Chinese traditional cloud pattern- Yun Wen in the area of the product design. The design will combine the features of both the traditional cultural style and the vogue. It will also present the eastern aesthetics difference between visual similarity and visual dissimilarity.