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Accessories were often seen as the decoration worn on the head and they are used as the decoration for clothing or related environments in nowadays, so innovative accessory brands have also emerged in modern society. However, the ceramic-based creation brand is relatively rare, and the accessory is gradually turned into a symbol of love between people, making it a positive concept on the market. Few of accessories are designed for people with negative emotions, such as for an owner who is frustrated because of losing his/her pet.Therefore, this creation research envisages applying the concept of logotherapy to ceramic accessories, and achieves the effect of easing the emotions through accessories and resonating with consumers. This is the focus of this research.
This creation research adopts the document analysis to explore the implications of the theory of Logo therapy and psychology and the emotional connection between pets and owners. Then the research understand the emotions and styles conveyed by commercial goods and ceramic accessories through case study and interview method is also adopted to gain in-depth understandings of the staged emotional changes of the owner. The experiment creation stage uses the questionnaire survey method to verify the effects of the workand subsequent finished products are created based on the questionnaire results and the mind mapping method. Then the complete creative process is documented as the reference for designers and ceramic artists to develop their work in the future.
Based on the research process, this thesis completes three series of creative achievements, and based on the whole process, the conclusions are summarized into the following three points:
Ⅰ.Discuss Viktor E. Frankl’s logotherapy theory, extract key elements and extend the core concept
Ⅱ.Discuss the emotions and behavior patterns of the pet owner and find the design elements that can be used
Ⅲ.Apply features, colors and modeling elements to the creation by using the creative mode of the experimental method
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