methods and influences Flashcards
List four major design movements
Arts and Crafts movement (1850 - 1900)
Art deco (1925 - 1939)
Modernism: Bahaus (1919 - 1933)
Post-modernism: Memphis (1981 - 1988)
Arts and crafts:
- reactionary to the industrial revolution
- inspired by medieval crafts guilds and natural forms
- hand made traditional methods
- William Morris
Art deco:
- end of first world war and the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb
- inspired by Aztec and Egyptian patterns
- stylised geometric patterns, sun motif.
- Clarice Cliff
Modernism: Bauhaus:
- end of WW1 idealism, abolition of censorship, embraced WW1 industrial methods
- geometric patterns and industrial materials.
- form follows function and embraced mass production to make products for everyone
- Marianne Brandt
Post-Modernism: Memphis:
- Milan based collective rebelling the functionality of of modernism
- an eclectic mix of previous movements like pop art.
- anthropomorphic/zoomorphic sculptural designs in unconventional materials.
- Ettore Sottsass
James Dyson:
- british serial inventor
- technology innovator
- designed ballbarrow
- many patent disputes
- made thousands of prototypes
- fans, hair dryers, hand dryers and vacuums are the most famous of his company’s products
DC01 vacuum cleaner (Dyson):
- introduced bagless dual cyclone cleaning system
- no suction loss
- colour scheme aids
- 3D sculpted form to follow air flow
- injection moulded ABS
- Uses many integral fixings
- clear PC bin ‘shows off’ dust
Phillipe Starck:
- French designer
- postmodern ideas
- designer for Alessi
- challenges perceptions
- many playful designs
- experimental
- modern materials and methods of manufacture
Juicy Salif Lemon Squeezer (Starck):
- Aluminium casting
- inspired by eating squid a restaurant
- sculptural aesthetics
- leg angle stops juice running
- space for a container for juice
- potentially unstable (like you)
- oranges don’t fit well
- pip collection not great
- costs approximately £50
Marianne Brandt:
- former Bauhaus student
- became head of metalwork in 1928
- employed simple forms that are still relevant to modern designs
- developed a range of geometrically pure kitchen ware
Tea infuser MT49 (Brandt):
- typical Bauhaus design
- offset lid is functional preventing drips
- handle in ergonomic position
- hella expensive
What is the Council of industrial design?
COID was set up in 1944 to improve standards of design, and the country’s competitive in fields of production. It acts as the governments advisory body in regards to design.
Timeline of electronic developments:
19th century - electric batteries and circuits - basic lights and motors
20th century - vacuum tube (thermionic valve) - amplifiers, radios and tvs
1940s - transistors - portable radios
1960s - microelectronic IC’s - more powerful computers and more portable devices
1980s - ultra large scale IC’s - laptops and mobiles
2017 - 10 billion+ IC’s - supercomputers
development of music players
Compact cassette - portability and convenience of enclosed magnetic recording tape
CD - reliable wear-free storage of digital files
MP3 - compressed digital audio increased storage capacity for audio files
Mini hard drives - high capacity storage
Flash (IC) storage - no moving parts improving reliability
Touch screen - improvements to user interface and user control
Music streaming - removal of requirement to store files on a device
Explain the elctohydraulic forming manufacturing process
Sheet metal is forced against a former by a shockwave from an electrical spark in a water tank. It is useful as it is fast, detailed and the material is evenly distributed. Used for electric appliances and car parts.
