Research On City Image And Identity

The city image is the outward appearance of its (inner) prosperities. As far as feature is concerned, image is the unit, image is the essential element, and it is part of city characteristic. This is the combination of prosperity and phenomenon, of intension and extension, The design for a city is the artistic conception, which makes good plans for city image in sense of beauty. It is hoped to create a glorious impression to the public, and to form distinctive feature, and to enhance aesthetic value of a city.With the development of the city, distinctive feature is the inevitable outcome, and this is one of the most important factors in global competition. China has undergone feudalism for over thousands of gears, and once reached the most advanced stage of feudal society: After a long time of hard transition, the country was gradually industrialized. Now, China is at the elementary stage of socialism, its economy is not well developed, and lack of relating experience, As a result, the defect in designs is exposed during the process of urbanization.During the process writing, this book uses the systematic opinion and method, and lays stress on the same importance of theoretical research and social practice. The contents are arranged as follows:The first part is concept and opinion. It solves the problem of quality. Category . position. concept. aesthetic standards and design, especially city image. City characteristics and city design.The second part is theory and method. It builds the theoretical structure of city image and characteristic design, analysis some structure and the relationship between essential factors for design, and uses all of them into cities systematically in systematical ways.The third part is artistic design and application. It is the process of practical operation on the base of the two former parts. Using the theory of systematic scientific methods and visual unity, according to different cities' classification, combining politics economy and culture.Our city design has a long history. It is the symbol and achievement of Chinese brilliant culture and has good effect on the building city image and caracterics will greatly promote city's environmental creation, develop and deepen the outwall and intension. Using the creative methods of decorative art. Visual art and behavior art, the book combines the visual factors of each system, and puts the method of design classification into the combining point of tradition art and mockers civilization to form city image and characteristics, which should embody vernal unity. Systematical humanity striking image and personality, to realize the new situation that can develop continually.