Journal of Visual Art and Design

Nature Inspired Fashion: The Design of Patterned Fabrics Inspired by the Ylang-Ylang (Cananga odorata) Flower with the Application of Fragrance Microencapsulation using Biomimicry

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Innovation in fragrance textiles reflects growing awareness of health, well-being, and aesthetic value. Nature has long served as a source of inspiration for designers and researchers, offering guidance for product innovation. Scents and fragrances are known to contribute positively to human well-being, and advances in textile technology have enabled the application of fragrance finishes through microencapsulation techniques. While visual appearance and fabric durability remain primary considerations for consumers, floral patterns—among the oldest and most favored textile design elements—continue to play an important role. This research employs mixed qualitative and quantitative methods to develop specialized textile products in the form of flower-patterned fabrics inspired by traditional Indonesian flora, specifically ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata). The study applies a biomimicry approach by using the ylang-ylang flower as both a visual and olfactory reference in textile design. Pattern development was combined with fragrance incorporation using a microencapsulation technique with PEG 6000 as the encapsulating agent. The resulting textile features a ylang-ylang floral pattern and releases a distinctive scent resembling the natural flower in bloom. This approach demonstrates the potential of integrating visual and sensory elements in textile design and supports future development of fragrance textile products to enhance consumer engagement.

Latent Message Playing the Game Free Fire As a Celebrity Factor and Fan Among Students

Amirul Mu'minin, Anis Rahmi, Intan Rizky Mutiaz — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

The use of digital applications, particularly online games on smartphones, increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in 2020. One popular game among students is Free Fire, a multiplayer game that enables virtual social interaction. This study aimed to identify latent messages emerging from the verbal and behavioral expressions of young players, as well as how digital figures like Rasyah Rasyid influence celebrity and fandom phenomena among high school students. This study employed virtual ethnography and Associative Concept Network Analysis (ACNA), using the University of South Florida (USF) association dictionary, to analyze Rasyah’s spontaneous speech during live-streamed gameplay. The findings revealed that the primary message emerging from Rasyah’s communication was the concept of ‘friend,’ which was the central node in the word association network, as it had the highest ODC score (0.24). These results indicate that communication within online games extends beyond technical or competitive functions and plays a crucial role in fostering emotional closeness and social bonds. Such interactions contribute to the development of parasocial relationships between online idols and their audiences. This study provides insight into how digital popular culture, game-based communication, and visual personas influence the identities and aspirations of high school students in the digital era.

Visual-based Acculturation in Balinese Wayang for the Characters of Jesus and Mary

Andreas James Darmawan, Martinus Dwi Marianto, I Ketut Suteja — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Beauty plays a vital role in persuasive communication, encompassing values such as goodness, usefulness, splendor, comfort, novelty, and metaphorical strength. This study aimed to reinterpret figures of Jesus and Mary through visual language of Balinese wayang, integrating traditional Balinese cultural values. Western visual portrayals often dominate depictions of these Biblical figures, making them appear generic and less engaging to contemporary audiences. Using a qualitative method, with Bishop Robert Barron’s research synthesis of Aristotle, Aquinas, and Balthasar aesthetic, which emphasizes evangelization through beauty. The concept of beauty is explored and expanded toward goodness and truth. Visual designs were developed through literature on Christian philosophy and interviews with Balinese dalang, artisans, Christian writers, and Catholic priests. The study faced challenges in balancing theological reverence with cultural adaptation, which were addressed through contextual design exploration. The outcome is a new form of visual metaphor of Jesus and Mary in Balinese wayang style that reflects both spiritual depth and local aesthetic sensibility, offering a fresh model of religious visual acculturation.