A Study on the Configuration of Curtains (Part 5)
―The Influence of Polka-dot Patterns on the Apparent Configuration of Curtains―
2013 Volume 54 Issue 7 Pages 646-655
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2013 Volume 54 Issue 7 Pages 646-655
In a previous study, we showed that the printed pattern on curtains affects the apparent configuration. In this study, we considered curtains with a printed polka-dot design and examined the influence of this pattern on the apparent configuration. In the experiment, we kept the configuration of the curtains constant but changed the dot size, the percentage of the area covered by dots, and the arrangement of the dots. A sensory test was performed, and the following results were obtained:
1) The plain curtain (without dots) was perceived to have the most regular configuration and was also considered very attractive.
2) The curtain with dots of 3 cm in diameter was perceived to have more pleats than those with dots of 7 cm or 15 cm in diameter.
3) There was no significant statistical difference in the sensory evaluation between the squared and alternating dot arrangements.
4) The curtain in which the size of dots and the size of the pleats were synchronized was perceived to have a greater number of more regular pleats.
5) The images of the curtains were analyzed by factor analysis, and the two factors of “texture” and “form” were extracted. It was shown that the texture and form factors were strongly related to Abstract the percentage of the area covered by dots and the size of the dots, respectively.
