tangibil

Tangibil is a term used in design, marketing, and philosophy to denote the quality or process of making something tangible or perceivable by senses, especially touch. It can refer to both a static property (the degree to which something is tangible) and a process (tangibilization) of converting intangible ideas into concrete forms.

Tangibil is derived from tangibility and the Latin root tangibilis meaning touchable. In academic and professional contexts, tangibil is used to discuss how abstract concepts, services, data, or experiences can be rendered more concrete through artifacts, prototypes, or sensory cues.

In practice, tangibil refers to the physical or haptic aspects that convey a sense of reality or governing affordances in product design and user experience. In marketing and corporate reporting, tangibilization refers to efforts to convert intangible assets—like brand, expertise, or customer relationships—into measurable, reportable quantities by creating physical manifestations or demonstrable outcomes. In philosophy, tangibil is discussed in relation to the problem of perception and the boundary between thought and things.

Criticism and limitations: The term is not widely standardized and may be used inconsistently. Critics warn that overemphasizing tangibil can undervalue intangible assets or experiences that are inherently non-physical but real in value. Tangibil is often complemented by related concepts like tangibility, intangibles, and tangible user interfaces.

See also: Tangibility, Tangible asset, Tangible user interface, Tangibilization.