英文摘要 |
Advertising is mainly intended to inform consumers about product features and to attract attention by means of graphic design, which is one of the most effective ways of message communication. The present study attempts to explore the application of contrast forms to graphic design in advertisement. We attempt to identify the types of contrast in advertising and their relationships between formal structures and contexts of meaning, based on Iconology. The empirical investigation is based on literature review and expert participation (KJ method), in a hope to cross-examine the adequacy of the classification. Building on the above-mentioned methodology, we make the following tentative classification schemes: (1) form contrasts, referring to contrasts of color, size/distance, light/dark, density, texture, and shape; and (2) content contrasts, referring to those of ideology, species, and emotion. The results obtained from the study can serve as references for the development of new advertising design. |