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Students should be aware of, and able to discuss, how key historical design styles, design movements and influential designers that have helped to shape product design and manufacture. Design styles and movements.
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Students should be aware of, and able to discuss, how key historical design styles, design movements and influential designers that have helped to shape product design and manufacture. Design styles and movements
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Which design movement emphasized simplicity and functionality over ornamentation?
Direct answer
The Bauhaus movement focused on the principle of 'form follows function', promoting designs that were simple, functional, and devoid of unnecessary ornamentation.
Key terms
- Form Follows Function: A principle stating that the shape of a product should be primarily based upon its intended function.
- Iterative Design: A design process that involves repeated cycles of prototyping, testing, and refining a product.
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Confusing Design Movements: Study the defining features and historical context of each movement to differentiate them.
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- Students should be aware of, and be able to discuss, key design styles and movements and their principles of design, including: • arts and craft movement • Art Deco • Modernism, eg Bauhaus • Post modernism, eg Memphis. Designers and their work.
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- Students should be aware of, and be able to discuss, the work of influential designers and how their work represents the principles of different design movements, including: • Phillipe Starck • James Dyson • Margaret Calvert • Dieter Rams • Charles and Ray Eames • Marianne Brandt.
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