以使用者生活型態探討時計需求及喜好之研究

A Pilot Study on the Needs and Hobbies of Timepiece based on Lifestyles

本研究旨於探討各生活型態的族群對於時間的觀點及需求，透過內容分析法對時間、生活型態、符號學轉換之相關面向進行盤點，爾後透過訪談埔里時計鐘錶歷史博物館館長，以探討時計之知識，並以KJ法進行分類時間之表示法，進而擬定問卷調查，共收集有效問卷307份，分析結果可將目標族群分為五大類，進而彙整出設計方針，分別如下：「積極向上族群」喜愛人工造型、寒色系及玻璃材質；「居家休閒族群」偏好人工造型、暖色調；「自我管理族群」喜愛自然造型、皮革、木材與玻璃材質；「社交活絡族群」喜歡中性色、皮革材質；「自足安穩族群」喜歡陶瓷材質，以期提供設計者設計之參考。

This thesis is based on human’s perspective. It discusses about time’s needs and viewpoints of various lifestyles of people. The first section provides an overview of time, lifestyles, semiotic transformations, and function-oriented design by content analysis. The second section discusses about the information of timing products from the interview with a horologist of Puli Clock and Watch Museum. The third section moves on to classify time indications by KJ method. The final section presents the results relating to 307 questionnaires. According to the results, it can help us separate the people into 5 categories and establish design guidelines that fulfill users’ needs. Group Positive’s people like artificial shapes, cold color, and glass. Group Home Leisure’s people like artificial shapes, warm color, wood, ceramics, glass, plastic, and leather. Group Self-Management’s people like natural shapes, leather, wood, and glass. Group Social’s people like neutral color and leather. Group Independent’s people like cold color, neutral color, and ceramics.