Spatial construction for ideational meaning: An analysis of interior design students' multimodal projects

Gill, Andrew and Di Monte-Milner, Giovanna ORCID: 0000-0001-7133-7362 (2021) Spatial construction for ideational meaning: An analysis of interior design students' multimodal projects. In: Design Culture(s): Cumulus Conference Proceedings Roma 2021, 8-11 June 2021, Sapienza University Rome. ISBN 9789526490045

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Abstract

Multimodality is an inter-disciplinary approach that considers communication to be more than just language. Multimodal studies focus mostly on the analysis of two-dimensional printed, digital, and screen production. This paper explores a multimodal pedagogic approach used to teach students to create interior design projects as three-dimensional ensembles, which we reflect upon to contribute to the framework of multimodality. This qualitative research begins with a review of multimodal discourse establishing language as a system of choice, and a relationship between spatial design and language. A case-study of students' multimodal ensembles reveals how the design choices of mode, semiotic resource, modal affordance and inter-semiosis led to students producing rich and inclusive meaning, supporting a reproductive health mandate. An interpretive semiotic framework based on Hallidayan principles of Systemic-functional linguistics is developed for spatial meaning-making analysis for future projects. The findings offer a narrative metalanguage for spatial meaning-making, contributing to broader interior design discourse.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Creative Arts
Research Priority Areas:	Place, Environment and Community
Depositing User:	Anne Pengelly
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2023 12:21
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2023 09:34
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/12454

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