Mode

"The most popular meaning of mode is a "trend of fashion". This in itself is already a parole-like word&sbquo but from a langue perspective it has a meaning of the form or format of a trend&sbquo which leads to the meaning of musical mode&sbquo tuning and scale. As for a mathematical predicate&sbquo such elements as the maximum value and group value of frequency when obtaining are also called mode. As seen in the term's use in music and mathematics&sbquo a meaning of systemizing or formatting the frequency of a certain them factor is at the core of this term. Roland Barthes' "Fashion system" that grasps this term from the point of view of sociology&sbquo semiotics and structural study&sbquo summarizes the style and format of the mode itself as a phenomenological theory by discussing the systematic nature of the mode structurally from the relationship between the fluidity of social physiology and perception of the times by the mass public&sbquo and its contribution is extremely valuable.Design tends to be understood as a stimulant device for reflecting the perception of the times and making value judgment&sbquo that is fashion&sbquo and the possibility of design's utility and effect becoming incorporated into the system of mode cannot be denied. This may gibe the impression that the systematization of design expression is directory linked to the creation of values&sbquo but this is incorrect&sbquo Such mistakes are caused by the fact it has been thought&sbquo without any doubt&sbquo that design and mode are in an extremely solid relationship. In this sense&sbquo I think it is necessary to develop a syntax that can break the relationship between mode and design. While I do not have any view at all that design should part with fashion&sbquo a revolutionary nature in design that denies it is necessary on the other hand&sbquo and we must reconfirm that this i the end is linked to the end is linked to the creation of the system of modes."

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