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Lucky charms are mainly derived from people's wish to bring good luck or get rid of misfortune through the power of faith. Confronted by obstacles and disappointments, modern people would turn to traditional cultural beliefs to help them get over difficulties. Consumers in Taiwan are showing growing interests in lucky charms, while manufacturers are working hard to develop various types of lucky charms to meet the diverse needs of consumers. In recent years, most of the lucky charms are based on tangible or intangible images from religions, geomantic omen, folklore, etc. Also, in response to consumers' aesthetic needs, more aesthetic elements are incorporated into the design. Besides fundamental elements of religion, geomantic omen, folklore and other beliefs, manufacturers also need to understand consumers' perception and preferences to better meet their needs. The study aimed to explore the perception and preference of consumers for Wuxing lucky charms, and analyze consumers’ preferences of the geomantic omen images. This paper collected data through literature review and questionnaire survey of 79 people based on their identity and preference to identify important factors that influence consumers' preference so as to facilitate the design of lucky charms. The study analyzed the respondents' preferences of typical Wuxing lucky charms through the questionnaire survey, and found consumers prefer traditional, refined and delicate design. Also, they like products that could bring them good luck, revealing consumers' preference for geomantic omen image. This study will help manufacturers determine the focus of design, and provide references in this regard. From the study, we found that products with explicit colors can arouse more resonance from consumers. Therefore, it is suggested that when designing the Wuxing products, we can increase the use of Wuxing colors to highlight its characteristics and charms, and better meet the needs of consumers.

목차

(Abstract)
1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. The origin and symbolic implication of Wuxing
2.2. Messages conveyed by image
2.3. Consumer preference and the desire of purchase
3. Research Method and Design
3.1. Identifying typical image stimuli
3.2. Subjects and Design of Questionnaire
4. Results
4.1. Analysis of the perception and preference of geomantic omen images
5. Conclusion and Recommendation
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저자

• TSAI I-CHEN [ Tung Fang Design University, Institute of Cultural and Creative Design, PhD Student ] Primary Author
• Chen, Chun-Chih [ National Kaohsiung Normal University, Department of Industrial Design, Professor ] Part Author
• Chia-Hui Huang [ Tung Fang Design University, Institute of Cultural and Creative Design, Associate Professor ] Corresponding Author

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• 간행물명

  일러스트레이션 포럼 [Journal of The Korean Society of Illustration Research]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1738-1541

• 수록기간

  2000~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 657 DDC 741