2.2 Design Theory Flashcards
Bauhaus
A German movement which aimed to merge all artistic mediums into one approach. A key feature was simplicity, as the goal was also to make designs understandable.
The teaching method was to remove the traditional relationship between their students and teachers by bring back the community idea of working together.
Characteristics of the Bauhaus designs:
Use of modern material such as glass, concrete and steel
Simple colour scheme
Geometric
Products are mass produces
“Form follows function”
James Dyson
He is a British design engineer who has developed a wide range of highly successful household products. His development of hair dryers, hand dryers as well as vacuum cleaners.
With the Dyson vacuum cleaner DC01, he introduces the first bagless cleaner, which uses technology like dust extraction systems to separate the collection of particles and clean air.
Key aspects of this cleaner:
The 3D form of the product is produced largely of injection moulding
Many features which make the disassembly of the product easy
Margaret Calvert
She is a highly influential graphic designer who working with jock kinneir, developed the transport font as well many many standard pictures on uk signs. They developed a silhouette for many signs as well as it being simple and a clear communication with motorists by using a mix of lower case and upper case road signs. They tested this by checking if motorists could read the signs at different speeds
Charles and ray eames
They were famous for their work on moulded furniture both in plywood and polymers.
Post modernism
This is seen as a counter rebellion against the simplicity of form and purely functional nature of modernism.
Anthropomorphic= giving human appearances or traits to objects
Zoomorphic= giving animals appearance or traits to objects
Key features; bold and colourful playful designs
