Abstract
This paper examines accelerated technological change as one of the forces evoking cultural nostalgia and how designers are aware of the phenomenon and how they are creatively dealing with it. Firstly, it challenges the conventional understanding of nostalgia in the design field and introduces a contemporary concept of nostalgia and its special relationship with design based
on a multidisciplinary literature review. Secondly, it specifically examines the loss of physicality in many aspects of people’s lives, caused by the rapid development of digital technology and its impact on the growing appetite for relevant cultural nostalgia, which is often shared cross-culturally.
Then, by focusing on an example of this effect in contemporary musical lifestyles and analyzing two recent design cases from the USA, we investigate how the designers have assimilated the value of (cultural) nostalgia, by creatively reviving lost but cherished early experiences in the present and encouraging people to critically reflect on the digital lifestyle. In conclusion the paper discusses
nostalgia as a general design issue and how designers may creatively exert positive influence on societal ‘nostalgia waves’ in a broader sense
on a multidisciplinary literature review. Secondly, it specifically examines the loss of physicality in many aspects of people’s lives, caused by the rapid development of digital technology and its impact on the growing appetite for relevant cultural nostalgia, which is often shared cross-culturally.
Then, by focusing on an example of this effect in contemporary musical lifestyles and analyzing two recent design cases from the USA, we investigate how the designers have assimilated the value of (cultural) nostalgia, by creatively reviving lost but cherished early experiences in the present and encouraging people to critically reflect on the digital lifestyle. In conclusion the paper discusses
nostalgia as a general design issue and how designers may creatively exert positive influence on societal ‘nostalgia waves’ in a broader sense
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR 2013) |
| Place of Publication | Tokyo |
| Publisher | IASDR |
| ISBN (Print) | 4998077635 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | 5th International Congress on International Association of Societies of Design Research - Tokyo, Japan Duration: 26 Aug 2013 → 30 Aug 2013 Conference number: 5 https://www.ibdsite.com/iasdr-2013-aug-26-30-2013/ |
Conference
| Conference | 5th International Congress on International Association of Societies of Design Research |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title | IASDR2013 |
| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Tokyo |
| Period | 26/08/13 → 30/08/13 |
| Internet address |