scholarly journals Identity, curated branding, and the star cosplayer's pursuit of Instagram fame

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Katie Haborak
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Creative Project ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
And Function ◽  
Digital Landscape

In response to the digital landscape, the nature of cosplay, in which the cosplayer constructs an identity complementary to the character via costuming, has changed from a performative expression of fandom appreciation to a desire to achieve viral fame. As a signifier of popular culture, such so-called star cosplayers commodify their bodies to market a social identity through the curatorial process of displaying work on Instagram. A creative project, ".//wired: TRENDING," promotes the aesthetic value and function of cosplay while utilizing social media to create an identity brand for endorsement.

scholarly journals Impact of Mowing Height and Nitrogen Fertility on Crabgrass Cover in ‘RTF' Tall Fescue1

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 104-107
Author(s):  
Matthew Cutulle ◽  
Jeffrey Derr ◽  
David McCall ◽  
Adam Nichols ◽  
Brandon Horvath
Keyword(s):  
Tall Fescue ◽  
Festuca Arundinacea ◽  
Fertilization Rate ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Virginia Beach ◽  
Nitrogen Fertility ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Schedonorus Phoenix

Abstract Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Shreb.) has exceptional utility as a low maintenance lawn in the transition zone. However, during the summer smooth crabgrass [Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Schreb. ex Muhl.] infestations can reduce the aesthetic value and function of the turf and lead to a thinning of the tall fescue stand, noticeable after the crabgrass plants have senesced. Research was conducted to evaluate the impact of mowing height and nitrogen fertility on smooth crabgrass plant counts and tall fescue cover in Virginia Beach, VA. Plots were mowed at either 6 cm (2.5 in) or 10 cm (4 in) and received 49, 171, or 220 kg of nitrogen annually per hectare (44, 152, and 196 lb.A−1). Mowing at 10 cm with the highest level of fertility resulted in the most turfgrass cover among all the treatment combinations. Mowing at 10 cm as opposed to 6 cm resulted in less smooth crabgrass plants, regardless of nitrogen fertilization rate. Index words: fertilization, turfgrass, weed control. Species used in this study: Smooth crabgrass [Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Schreb. ex Muhl.]; tall fescue [Festuca arundinacea Shreb. synonym Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.) Holub].

Imagery makes social media captivating! Aesthetic value in a consumer-as-value-maximizer framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aljukhadar ◽  
Amélie Bériault Poirier ◽  
Sylvain Senecal
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Commerce ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumption Values ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Aesthetic

Purpose Social media bring about the imagery of people, places and products. Showing particular success in attracting women and millennials, these media (e.g. Instagram, Snapchat and Pinterest) are built around imagery consumption. This paper follows a qualitative theory building approach to extend the theory of consumption values and develop a framework based on the values social media deliver to consumers that explain their use outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The framework was analytically developed based on a review of the literature. In contrast to frameworks such as stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R), the framework proposes that people consume social media to maximize relevant values, namely, the aesthetic, social and learning value. Then, a study based on semi-structured interviews is performed to elaborate on the values and their undertakings. Findings The paper defines the consumption’s aesthetic value and underscores it as a focal driver of social media use and a key concept in social commerce. Data analysis suggests that aesthetic value engenders such responses as consumer’s inspiration, infinity sensation and habitual entertainment. Additional drivers of social media users are social and learning values. The social value engenders self-expression and social privacy, whereas the learning value engenders resourcefulness and parallel shopping. Originality/value This paper stipulates that people consume (i.e. use) social media to maximize relevant values, which, in turn, result in two groups of responses (inner and outer responses). The framework indicates that the relevant values mediate the relation between a stimulus (e.g. social media use) and response (e.g. entertainment, inspiration and behavioral intent). It highlights the centrality of aesthetic value in digital marketing and social commerce environments. The framework, thus, contrary to S-O-R, views the consumer as a maximizer of values rather than (a) processor of emotional and cognitive rejoinders.

scholarly journals ANALISIS ESTETIS KARYA KERAJINAN KAIN PERCA SISWA KELAS VII SMP NEGERI 1 BERINGIN KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 267
Author(s):  
Arfatul Marwiya ◽  
Zulkifli Zulkifli ◽  
Sugito Sugito ◽  
Muslim Muslim
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Perfect Form ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
And Function ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada pelajaran prakarya, khususnya pada materi pelajaran kerajinan limbah kain perca dan mengetahui pemanfaatan limbah kain perca menjadi produk kerajinan tangan kain perca sarung kotak tisu dan mengetahui kualitas estetis karya kerajinan tangan kain perca sarung kotak tisu yang dihasilkan siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 1 Beringin Kabupaten Deli Serdang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan sampel 20 karya kerajinan kain perca sarung kotak tisu siswa kelas VII yang diambil menggunakn teknik Cluster Random Sampling. Instrumen penelitian ini menggunakan tes membuat karya kerajinan kain perca sarung kotak tisu. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan analisis deskriptif.Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa secara keseluruhan siswa telah menghasilkan karya kerajinan limbah kain perca berupa sarung kotak tisu. Secara keseluruhan tingkat kualitas estetis karya kerajinan kain perca pada kelas VII-1 SMP Negeri 1 Beringin Kabupaten Deli Serdang yaitu dari aspek bentuk, warna, ornamen/hiasan, dan nilai fungsi dikategorikan cukup baik. Dari aspek bentuk kerajinan secara umum memperoleh jumlah nilai rata-rata cukup baik karena, secara keseluruhan bentuk dari karya kerajinan sarung kotak tisu siswa belum tersususn secara baik dalam kesatuan yang harmonis dan bentuk yang sempurna. Aspek warna secara umum memperoleh nilai rata-rata cukup baik, karena secara keseluruhan warna dari karya kerajinan sarung kotak tisu siswabelum terdapat warna yang harmonis dan kesesuaian warna dengan unsur lain. Aspek ornamen atau hiasan secara umum memperoleh jumlah nilai rata-rata cukup baik, karena secara keseluruhan ornamen atau hiasan dari karya kerajinan sarung kotak tisu siswa tampak kurang rapi, unik, menarik dan harmonis dengan unsur lain. Dan aspek nilai fungsi secara umum memperoleh jumlah nilai rata-rata cukup baik, namun secara keseluruhan nilai fungsi dari karya kerajinan sarung kotak tisu siswa sudah memiliki nilai fungsi yang ergonomis.Kata Kunci: nilai estetis, kerajinan, kain percaAbstractThis study aims to improve students’ learning achievement at the craft lesson, especially for the lesson material about the handicraft made of rag and to find out the use of the rag in order to make one handicraft product, namely sarong tissue boxes and to find out the aesthetic quality of sarong tissue boxeshandicraft made of rag, which is made by students of seventh (VII) grade of SMP Negeri 1 Beringin Deli Serdang. The  study used qualitative research design with 20 products of  rag sarong tissue boxes made by seventh (VII) grade students which is taken by using cluster random sampling technigue. The instrument of the study use a test how to make rag sarong tissue boxes. The technigue of data analysis is descriptive analysis. Based on the research finding, it is concluded that all the students made rag sarong tissue boxes handicraft the level 07. The aesthetic quality on them made by VII-1 classs SMP Negeri 1 Beringin Deli Serdang which consist of  some aspects, namely shape, colour, ornament/decoration, and function value can be categoryzed at fair level. From the shape aspect totally is got the fair score because the shape of all rag sarong tissue boxes have ast been ordered well in harmonious unity and perfect form. The colour aspect is got the fair score, because totally the colour of students’ rag sarong tissue boxes handicraft have not used harmonious calour and unmatching colour to another element. Overall, the ornament aspect or decoration got fair score, because all the ornaments or the decoration of students’ rag sarong tissue boxes handicraft looked less neat, less unigue and less atractive and less harmonic to another element and the function value aspect got fair score but overall the function value of the students’ rag sarong tissue boxes already had ergnoic function value.Keywords: aesthetic value, patchworks craft 

scholarly journals Understanding Design Aesthetics beyond Functional Beauty Accounts

2019 ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Lucía Jiménez Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Integral Model ◽  
Aesthetic Appreciation ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Form Function ◽  
Actual Design ◽  
Design Objects ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract: Design is presented as an apt object of aesthetic appreciation. The nature of its aesthetic dimension will be developed in terms of the relationship between form and function. Specially, by looking at the role that knowledge about function plays in our design aesthetic judgements. Then, I will present the dominant view about the aesthetic value of design coming from functional beauty accounts. Finally, in the last section, I will focus upon some problems derived from the aforementioned integral model form-function in design aesthetics. By means of practical cases, I will point to the narrowness of functional beauty accounts and its inability to include a broader range of actual design objects and their relevant design aesthetic properties. 

scholarly journals The Growth of Indonesian Aesthetic Value of Kriya (Handicrafts) in the 21st Century

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Dheni Harmaen
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Status ◽  
Artistic Achievement ◽  
Craft Industry ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
And Function

<p>The development of aesthetic values in the handicraft have been changing in terms of function, shape, appearance and even in terms of its significance, the changes will appear also to changes in the aesthetic value of a work of craft, because the essence of the aesthetic is beauty. In terms of language, the term <em>kriya</em> used in Indonesian language derived from Sanskrit, the word Kriya, when transferred to the Java language has a meaning work or action, and in particular the work related to religious ceremonies. Aesthetic value in a craft covered elements of line, shape, texture, color, composition and so on. The growth of aesthetic value to the craft woven eve of the 21st century can be traced starting from animist civilizations, until the civilization Ekotek Dynamic information (science and technology), or what we call the global community that positions the craft as a commodity. This development is an inter-linkages which always affect one aspect with other aspects including its aesthetic elements. Art craft is one branch or twig arts is undergoing a transformation, both form and function that are often lengthy conversations or discussions, regarding the status and position in the art developments in Indonesia. The development of craft capable of evolving to position itself in three directions, each of which has different interests, they are: 1) preservation oriented, 2) development to economic or commercial interests (craft industry) oriented, and 3) personal expression (artistic achievement) oriented.</p>

Knowledge Contribution in Organizations via Social Media

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Behringer ◽  
Kai Sassenberg ◽  
Annika Scholl
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Expectancy Theory ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Abstract Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Willingness To Contribute ◽  
Social Media Tool

Abstract. Knowledge exchange via social media is crucial for organizational success. Yet, many employees only read others’ contributions without actively contributing their knowledge. We thus examined predictors of the willingness to contribute knowledge. Applying social identity theory and expectancy theory to knowledge exchange, we investigated the interplay of users’ identification with their organization and perceived usefulness of a social media tool. In two studies, identification facilitated users’ willingness to contribute knowledge – provided that the social media tool seemed useful (vs. not-useful). Interestingly, identification also raised the importance of acquiring knowledge collectively, which could in turn compensate for low usefulness of the tool. Hence, considering both social and media factors is crucial to enhance employees’ willingness to share knowledge via social media.

Lighting of Engineering Structures and Industrial Facilities New Aspects of the Topic

2018 ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Nikolai I. Shepetkov ◽  
George N. Cherkasov ◽  
Vladimir A. Novikov
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Lighting Design ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Industrial Facilities ◽  
Artificial Lighting ◽  
Industrial Structures ◽  
Design Solutions ◽  
Architectural Lighting ◽  
The Aesthetic

This paper considers the fundamental problem of artificial lighting in various types and scales of industrial facilities, focusing on exterior lighting design solutions. There is a lack of interest from investors, customers and society in high­quality lighting design for industrial facilities in Russia, which in many cities are very imaginative structures, practically unused in the evening. Architectural lighting of various types of installations is illustrated with photographs. The purpose of the article is to draw attention to the aesthetic value of industrial structures, provided not only by the architectural, but also by a welldesigned lighting solution.

Asserting the Ineffable: Rhetorical Appropriation of ‘Poetic’ and the Contemporary Poetry Text

CounterText ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-161
Author(s):  
Ming-Qian Ma
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Contemporary Poetry ◽  
Constitutive Rhetoric ◽  
Rhetorical Situation ◽  
Poetry And Poetics ◽  
Information Transformation ◽  
And Function ◽  
Identity Formations

An elusive, trace-like entity, ‘poetic’ presents itself in the form of an intangible and yet indispensable relation, or relatedness, in the overall dynamics of information transformation. Paradoxical in nature and function, its ineffability forms the very condition of expressivity in poetry and poetics. ‘Poetic’, as such, also gains popularity and practicality in popular culture at large where and when it becomes articulated, tailored pragmatically to the specificities of any given activity. As an epochal phenomenon, this pragmatic rendition of ‘poetic’ takes the more pronounced form of rhetoric, which appropriates ‘poetic’, and which is resorted to by the contending smaller narratives in the postmodern world as their means for their respective identity formations and legitimations. In the context of the contemporary poetry scene, this rhetorical appropriation of ‘poetic’ manifests itself eloquently in the three areas of rhetorical situation, constitutive rhetoric, and rhetorical styles, which reveal the mechanisms of a soft interpellation that grants the contemporary poets their identity and legitimacy through their own performative confirmation.

What's the Message of Architecture?

2014 ◽  
pp. 126-136
Author(s):  
Аndrey G. Velikanov
Keyword(s):  
Separate Entity ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Current State ◽  
Entire Complex ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Aesthetic

Considers the aspects of architecture as a language able to express the current state and to prophetically indicate the upcoming changes. The aesthetic value of a construction cannot be perceived just as a separate entity, but it can be cognized in the context and not only a visual one, in space. It is necessary to see the entire complex of the accompanying phenomena, all the flow of the unfolding metaphors and values. In the model in view the figure of the author-creator must be reconsidered as no longer conforming to today's reality. The development of the Stalinist Empire style, as well as its transformations, is considered as one of the specific phenomena in the history of well-known constructions

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