Post 7: Let me tell you about...
Dieter
Rams!
a German industrialist designer, born on May 20, 1932.
(that most of you will know about because
we learned about him the first year)
But anyway, is the only one I could think
about.
Dieter Rams is mostly known in design
because of his work for the Braun company and his "Ten principals for the
good design". I like him for his functionalist focus, were you cut the
excess of ornaments and unnecessary things and leave just the necessary in an
object for it to be functional, understandable, practical and pleasing to the
eye. It’s the high of practicality and I like the idea of not complicate things
unnecessarily, for him “less is better”. For him, the best way to see if a
design is good is to ask yourself:
Is it
innovative?
Makes
the product useful?
Is it
aesthetic?
Makes
the product understandable?
Is it
unobtrusive?
Is it
honest?
Is it
long-lasting?
Is it
thorough down to the last detail?
Is it
environmentally friendly?
Is it
as little design as possible?
These
are now considered his Ten Principles of Good Design
It is a great reference in industrial design, I really like everything he has done for the design.
ReplyDeletein the design industry in an icon and even today they are still replicating their steps.
ReplyDeletedefinitelly less is better because this can help you to express in a best way the real function of something.
ReplyDeleteis very good to ask yourself this question because can help you design better things
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