Unit 6 - Classic Design Flashcards
Classic Design
- Serves as standard of its time
- Industrially manufactured
- Timeless appeal
- Resists obsolescence
- Emotional connection
Image
Instantly recognisable characteristics provoking emotional reactions
Culture
- Reflect cultural influences
- Mark transition points in culture
Status
- Increase in value overtime
- Project a certain status
–> Become desirable
Obsolescence
No longer produced, used or out of date
Classic designs: transcend obsolescence and become desired even when not manufactured
–> Role of mass production
Planned Obsolescence
Deliberately designed to have a specific life cycle (shortened)
–> Lasts long enough to develop a need
Mass Production
Bulk manufacture makes a design ubiquitous
Ubiquitous/Omnipresence
Constant presence in a rapidly changing context - part of everyday lives
–> Attach emotions and experiences to it
Dominant Design
Implicit features recognised as essential by majority of manufacturers
–> Difficult to change - cannot see advantages of alternatives + emotional attachment
Form
Shape and aesthetic qualities
Function
How well they fulfil the task they were designed for
Form versus Function
Result of design should derive from the purpose
Retro-styling
Form/style of classic designs using new technology
–> Mimic a product/past experience to evoke feelings of nostalgia
Practical Function
Determined by rational approach to design - usability
Psychological Function
Determined by emotional responses - needs and wants driven by trends
–> Psychological responses
