This paper explores the aestheticization and artification of everyday life through the design and creation of personal functional objects, focusing on bullet journaling—the practice of creating hand-made personal planners—as a case study. Drawing on theories from everyday aesthetics and emotional design, it examines how individuals integrate aesthetic and functional elements to craft personalized objects that serve as tools for organization and self-expression. The research highlights the kallotropic tendency—an intrinsic human inclination towards beauty— and its realization in practices that combine artistic effort with practical utility. Empirical data from surveys, interviews, and participant observation of bullet journal practitioners reveal how these activities foster creativity, relaxation, and self-fulfillment. Such personal aesthetics, though often perceived as mundane or amateurish, hold significant value for their creators, offering unique satisfaction and contributing to well-being. This phenomenon challenges traditional distinctions between art and everyday life, emphasizing the potential for ordinary objects and practices to inspire meaningful engagement and personal growth.

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Personal Artifiers: Aestheticization of Everyday Life and Artification in Designing Personal Functional Objects

  • Monika Bokiniec

摘要

This paper explores the aestheticization and artification of everyday life through the design and creation of personal functional objects, focusing on bullet journaling—the practice of creating hand-made personal planners—as a case study. Drawing on theories from everyday aesthetics and emotional design, it examines how individuals integrate aesthetic and functional elements to craft personalized objects that serve as tools for organization and self-expression. The research highlights the kallotropic tendency—an intrinsic human inclination towards beauty— and its realization in practices that combine artistic effort with practical utility. Empirical data from surveys, interviews, and participant observation of bullet journal practitioners reveal how these activities foster creativity, relaxation, and self-fulfillment. Such personal aesthetics, though often perceived as mundane or amateurish, hold significant value for their creators, offering unique satisfaction and contributing to well-being. This phenomenon challenges traditional distinctions between art and everyday life, emphasizing the potential for ordinary objects and practices to inspire meaningful engagement and personal growth.