| Abstract |
| Despite of the importance of design, relatively little research has been conducted on consumers` behavioral responses to product design and especially, the empirical studies which are related to consumers` psychological responses to product design. Understanding of the relationship between the response to product design and brand image or brand equity is limited. This research investigated the effect of the design image which can be formed by the response to product design on brand image and equity in two kinds of product types (utilitarian and symbolic product). The result shows that the product design image has a strong effect on the brand image in both products. Design image of the product influences brand equity in the symbolic product. However, there was no significant effect of the product design image on brand equity in the utilitarian product. In addition, the research found that brand image has a strong effect on brand equity in both products. |
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| Key Words |
| 디자인 이미지, 브랜드 이미지, 브랜드 자산, design image, brand image, brand equity |
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