Design in Context: An Act of Balance Flashcards
1
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“retro” design/postmodernism
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a culturally outdated or aged style, trend, mode, or fashion, from the overall post-modern past, that has since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again.
2
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user interface
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the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs.
3
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product semantics
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the study of the symbolic qualities of man-made forms in the cognitive and social context of their use and application of knowledge gained to objects of industrial design.
4
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Mini Cooper (2002) • BMW Corporation
5
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iPhone (2008) • Apple Corporation
6
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Dual Cyclone Vacuum Cleaner (1998) • Dyson
7
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Cranbrook Academy of Art Design (1990) • Katherine McCoy
