A Dual-Mechanism Framework for Evaluating Cultural Fidelity in Intangible Cultural Heritage Redesign: Integrating Designer Aesthetic Judgment and Computational Similarity

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10.2991/978-94-6239-737-8_45How to use a DOI?

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intangible cultural heritage redesign; cultural fidelity; design evaluation; designer aesthetic judgment; computational similarity; digital design

Abstract

With digital design increasingly shaping cultural production, intangible cultural heritage (ICH) redesign has become an important way to connect traditional inheritance with contemporary visual innovation. However, existing studies often emphasize the translation of cultural elements into new designs, while paying less attention to whether redesigned works continue the cultural features of the originals. To address this gap, this paper proposes a dual-mechanism framework for evaluating cultural fidelity in ICH redesign. The framework combines designer aesthetic judgment, which captures cultural meaning and craft temperament, with computational similarity analysis, which measures visual continuity in color, form, and semantic features. A small-scale experiment on paper-cut, embroidery, and blue-and-white printed cloth shows that the framework can distinguish surface-level borrowing from meaningful cultural continuation, offering an interpretable reference for ICH redesign assessment.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jiahui Wang
AU  - Lili Zhang
AU  - Yixin Pan
AU  - Zhiguo Wang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/18
TI  - A Dual-Mechanism Framework for Evaluating Cultural Fidelity in Intangible Cultural Heritage Redesign: Integrating Designer Aesthetic Judgment and Computational Similarity
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Art Design and Digital Technology (ADDT 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 363
EP  - 369
SN  - 2352-538X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-737-8_45
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-737-8_45
ID  - Wang2026
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