Application of Chinese Dragon Image in Product Design: Using Water Purifier as An Example

• Main Authors: Ko-Nan Chen, 陳科楠
• Other Authors: Fu-Yuan Lee
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/16457716203938331369

碩士 === 大同大學 === 工業設計學系(所) === 99 === Although there are lots of mascots in Chinese traditional culture, the "Dragao" which stands for dignity, lucky and rich is the most popular one. In this study, author searches a lot of ancient documents and records about the living conditions for dragon. According to this study, the form for dragon design is established, and it is used to proceeding image conversion to design the water purification equipment. After the market investigation for water purification equipment and operating principle, author thinks that the Water purification equipment which used the Energy Medicine Theory is the most special and execellent product to respond to the relationship between Dragon and water. So the author decided to combine the Dragon and the Water purification equipment with Energy Medicine Theory. In this research, author used the meaning of dragon and all the elements about dragon's image conversion to design the Water purification equipment in a simple way. And this product with the fantastic appearance must be on the fashion. According the design of Dragon on the product, it can raise the quality and impression of Water purification equipment. Compare with the tradtion product,this product can stand the innovation in this era.