Alvarado (2008) Form and Function in the Social Perception and Appreciation of Web Sites

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Form and Function in the Social Perception and Appreciation of Web Sites

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CONTRIBUTORS:

Author:

Alvarado, Emmanuel (Coastal Bend College)

JOURNAL:

Florida Atlantic Comparative Studies Journal, 10(1), 151 - 170.

YEAR:

2008

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

Social perception, Web site aestheitics, electronic media in contemporary society

DISCIPLINE:

Sociology

HTTP:

http://home.fau.edu/peralta/web/FACS/Form_and_Function_in_the_Social_Perception_and_Appreciation_of_Web_Sites.pdf

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-445-308 (Last edited on 2008/09/21 20:13:35 GMT-6)

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ABSTRACT:
In traditional aesthetic theory the forms and shapes of an object are paramount to its aesthetic appreciation. However, here it is argued that the aesthetic evaluation of a Web site challenges traditional theory and reconfigures it since it is a combination of an Internet site's form and function that produces aesthetic satisfaction. Specifically, the article deals with the various elements involved in considering Web sites as works of art and the issues surrounding their aesthetic appraisal as such by taking into account key philosophical notions on the definition of art and aesthetic theory. Aesthetic dualism, or the aesthetic approach in which both form and function play equally important roles in the appreciation of an object, is presented as the optimal standpoint to aesthetically assess a Web site.

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