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2018
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product design brand personality sensory cuesSujets proches
Personality traits Personal identity Personology Personality theory Traits, Personality Blooms (Flowers) Flowering plants Blossoms Commercial products--Design and construction New products--Design and construction Shape Forms (Shapes)Citer ce document
Laure Jacquemier-Paquin et al., « Conveying personality traits through product design for a symbolic product », HAL-SHS : droit et gestion, ID : 10670/1.hpas8h
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Product design, through its sensory attributes, plays a major role in product perceptions and its consumers’ understanding. These attributes convey rich symbolic associations and contribute to shape a brand image and some personality traits. A natural flower is a singular product, expressive and particularly evocative through its design. The expressive and leaving nature of flowers make us consider them as brands, owing human-like traits. An experiment being run on two flowers’ species (tulips and roses) with 509 French participants shows how the shape of the flower (pointed or rounded petals) and the brightness of its color (pink for the lighter and burgundy for the darker color), influence the perceived flower’s character, with gender as a moderating variable. The findings confirm the power of design to shape consumers’ perceptions, especially for symbolic products such as flowers.