| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 設計研究所在職進修碩士班 === 94 === An immense variety of toy figures are seen in our daily life. Some are best gifts for children, some are popular objects for collectors. While few of us pay much attention to them, even fewer combine them with any meaningful concept.
However, is it true that toy figures are nothing but ornaments?
A created toy figure may have its own connotation, and creation is also a way for a designer to express his feeling. The starting point of a toy figure's design is always "human being", which means the idea emanates from "people".
Many different kinds of toy figures come in and out of styles. What makes them popular is the role they create, their style and originality. The main point of design is supposed to be about the performance and the practice of creation, and the whole creation process and the uniqueness of toy figures' design should match the idea of "play".
The creation process: Getting the idea of Playing baseball -> getting toy figures -> enjoying designing the baseball figures -> enjoying play the work...the process itself is all that matters to designers.
This Study attempts to analyse toy figure market development of today by exploring the traditional way of design and development, then draws up the design strategy and applies the result to toy figures' role designing.
The creation combines the idea of " Chinese zodiac ", "baseball" and "circle", trying to create a whole bunch of toy figures with folk style.
The major points for research include:
1. The interaction between toy figures' image and human appearance.
2. The importance of toy figures' role designing.
3. The application of the idea "circle" in role designing.
4. The folk style establishment.
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