Dear Arun
The subject is covered in industrial design books. The job of an industrial designer is to preserve the function while making the product appealing. The total package is the 'value proposition'. If the appearance is a significant portion of the proposition, it can make or break the sale. Regards Crispin Appearances do matter! In rural India, where I work, I've noticed a tendency among households to choose products which look more characteristic of city life. I've seen households preferring to buy a costlier stove which bears the likeness of a gas-stove, to a cheaper and more efficient stove which looks like a plain grill. I have always wanted to explore the importance of design and external appearance on stove acceptance and adoption, but could not come across a lot of literature on the subject. However, I'm sure rural users evaluate each stove in a matrix of criteria (which varies widely among communities), and stove appearance does figure high in the list. Regards, Arun Sreekumar
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