Designing the healing process of natural pattern tie-dyeing based on user experience

Abstract

Influenced by fast-paced life and information globalization, more and more people are facing emotional problems such as anxiety, insomnia, tension, and avoidance. Meanwhile, as the average quality of life improves, people tend to look for diverse and natural ways to heal their hearts. Making crafts has been shown to have some emotional soothing effects. Therefore, this study establishes a design scheme for the tie-dye healing process centered on user experience. In this paper, the user's needs and emotions are comprehensively analyzed, organized and sequenced. Subsequently, the natural patterns available for tie-dye were categorized according to users' needs. Finally, the tie-dye healing process is designed by combining the user experience model with the traditional Chinese tie-dye process to reduce the difficulty of production. We also analyze the effect and visual performance of different natural patterns in relieving users' stress in the tie-dye process. This paper builds an art healing model of tie-dye from three dimensions: user experience, natural patterns, and user needs. It proves the effectiveness of natural patterns and traditional crafting in relieving emotions. The important elements and steps in it also provide references for other art healing pathways.

Keywords: user experience design, art healing, nature-inspired design, traditional crafting

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1006664