Studio Learning Task No 1
What is Design?
Thomas Hauffe – Introduction to Designer, A Concise History
Q1. What was the industrial revolution? When did it occur? How did industrialisation lead to the creation of the design profession? How was industrial manufacturing different from the traditional way of making a product and what role did the designer play in creating new products?
The Industrial Revolution was a point in time during the 18th and 19th centuries when basic hand tools were put to a stop, and machines, factories and mass production was introduced.
It begun in Britain during the late 1700’s, broadening into Europe soon after.
The industrial revolution lead to the creation of the design profession as distribution methods were now required for the mass productions that were created. These distribution methods included catalogues, brochures, sales representatives etc.
Industrial manufacturing was different from the traditional way of making a product because products weren’t hand made anymore, but produced though machinery.
The role the Designer plays in making a product is to find solutions and create products suitable for mass production.
Q2. Explain what series and mass production means. What other factors over time have contributed to the high turnover and international sales of manufactured products?
Mass production refers to the manufacturing of any type of goods in a large quantity by machinery and the assembly line.
Factors, which have contributed to high turnover as well as international sales, would include the aesthetic look of the product, as well as the distribution methods mentioned earlier, such as catalogues, sales representatives, etc.
Q3. Using your own words, explain the meaning of the term “form follows function” and its significance. The supporters of Modernist design and functionalism assumed two things about form follows function. What were they? What do you understand by the meaning of each of these? Explain in your own words.
The term
Thomas Hauffe – Introduction to Designer, A Concise History
Q1. What was the industrial revolution? When did it occur? How did industrialisation lead to the creation of the design profession? How was industrial manufacturing different from the traditional way of making a product and what role did the designer play in creating new products?
The Industrial Revolution was a point in time during the 18th and 19th centuries when basic hand tools were put to a stop, and machines, factories and mass production was introduced.
It begun in Britain during the late 1700’s, broadening into Europe soon after.
The industrial revolution lead to the creation of the design profession as distribution methods were now required for the mass productions that were created. These distribution methods included catalogues, brochures, sales representatives etc.
Industrial manufacturing was different from the traditional way of making a product because products weren’t hand made anymore, but produced though machinery.
The role the Designer plays in making a product is to find solutions and create products suitable for mass production.
Q2. Explain what series and mass production means. What other factors over time have contributed to the high turnover and international sales of manufactured products?
Mass production refers to the manufacturing of any type of goods in a large quantity by machinery and the assembly line.
Factors, which have contributed to high turnover as well as international sales, would include the aesthetic look of the product, as well as the distribution methods mentioned earlier, such as catalogues, sales representatives, etc.
Q3. Using your own words, explain the meaning of the term “form follows function” and its significance. The supporters of Modernist design and functionalism assumed two things about form follows function. What were they? What do you understand by the meaning of each of these? Explain in your own words.
The term
Bibliography: (Thomas Hauffe, 1998, Introduction to Design: A Concise History, London, Laurence King Publishing) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vits%C5%93 http://www.miltonglaser.com/milton/c:history/#15 http://fidefashionweeks.com/designers/guo-pei/ https://www.vitsoe.com/rw/about/history http://gizmodo.com/10-iconic-dieter-rams-designs-from-a-store-that-sells-h-1045228746