Design Genetics is a method to interpret and understand personality in design and behavior. Beyond that it's a system for explaining life, what design is, and spiritual maturity – which is the purpose of life.
The world, our personality, we, are a result of 8 forces, or principles, that together makes a system of polarity. There are opposites in everything. Female and male, high and low, poor and rich. But behind lies forces acting as a common factors that better explains other aspects of polarity. These are The Binding, The Freeing, The Restraining, The Expanding, The Resting, The Moving, The Slow, and The Fast force.
The forces are expressed through Design and Behavior that together makes Personality. Two sides of the same thing manifested through a number of given visual “details”. To be linear or organic, restrained or expressive, warm or cold, has the same meaning whether we talk about a product or a behavior.
Each force has a positive and a negative side with the purpose of projecting polarity.
An important cause for conflicts is that people have an emotional blocking towards one or more of the 8 forces. They only see the positive qualities in their own position without realizing the negative. Or they have a misperception of what is e g linear and what is not.
Balance, or close to balance, without emotional blocking diminish negative qualities and makes room for new positive ones such as respect, humility, and understanding. An important step on the way is being able to accept the positive value in all principles. This requires a synchronized perception of the forces and its elements.
Life is part of a much bigger and a more intelligent system. Science will soon prove this as a fact. It will be proven that we indeed have a soul, an awareness, that lives on after death. When that is an established fact rebirth will be fully logical. We are reborn into a new life situation. The purpose of life is to learn about the forces and find balance.
Due to life's complexity and that the superior system not always reveles it's meaning an interpretation can be difficult. The key is to distinguish the strongest details and patterns and what they represent.
The Binding Force
Make things connected with a logical order.
Details
- Linear Shape
- Symmetry
- Contrast (Clarity)
- Heavyness (being grounded,solid)
- Simplicity
Characteristics
rational, organized, clear, direct, simple minded, hard
The Freeing Force
Breaking up patterns to seek new ones.
Details
- Organic Shape
- Asymmetry
- Obscurity
- Lightness (like air)
- Complexity
Characteristics
irrational, free, agile, flexible, messy, vague
The Restraining Force
Restraining and pulling inward.
Details
- Small Volume/Shape
- Restrained Color
- Dark Color Tone
- Closed Shape
Characteristics
introvert, thoughtful, accurate, silent, dishonest, difficult
The Expanding Force
Expanding and pushing outward. Creative.
Details
- Large Volume/Shape
- Expressive Color
- Light Colortone
- Open Shape
Characteristics
extrovert, open, social, careless, non-listening, dominant
The Resting Force
"Freezing" energy into a certain pattern or matter. Resting is not quite the right word. Stagnation might be better but has a negative meaning. The material principle of Universe. (Think oriented people).
Details
- Coldness
- Hardness
- Harsh Composition
- Low Rhythm
Characteristics
intellectual, clear, cold, calculating
The Moving Force
Movement from "life energy". The energy principle of Universe. (Emotional oriented people).
Details
- Warmth
- Softness
- Smooth Composition
- High Rhythm
Characteristics
warmth, soft, temperamental, inconsistent
The Slow Force
Slow movement.
Characteristics
accurate, sane, slow, paralyzed
The Fast Force
Fast movement.
Characteristics
fast moving, fast thinker, effective, careless, sloppy
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