ANALYSIS OF ERGONOMIC AND AESTHETIC VALUE IN PAPUA NOKEN DESIGN

Abstract

Seeing the development and fashion needs of the people in the city of Manokwari, especially for the
indigenous Arfak people, researchers tried to meet this community's needs by designing noken with
motifs and colors from the traditional arrangements of the native Arfak people. Visual analysis will be
used in conducting the evaluation. The examination is carried out directly based on an assessment of
the product produced by providing a specific explanation regarding the ergonomic and aesthetic
elements inherent in the product. No particular standards are used in the analysis because this
research analyzes products that do not have standard measures in their processing or use. Meanwhile,
to determine the level of public satisfaction with the noken designed by researchers, a questionnaire
was used for several people who were used as samples for decision-making. The sample size was
determined using the Slovin formula, then the questionnaire was analyzed using Microsoft Excel.
Based on the discussion results, designing an ergonomic Papuan noken was carried out by paying
attention to several influencing factors: security, comfort and flexibility. In contrast, creating an
aesthetic Papuan noken was carried out by paying attention to several influencing factors, namely
artistic, cultural, and religious values. The level of public satisfaction with the new Papuan noken
design by researchers reached 76%, 78% from the ergonomic side and 75% from the aesthetic side.