A FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT �APPROACH TO DIGITAL DESIGN

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WHY WRIGHT?

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PART 1 DON’T DESIGN FOR DESIGN’S SAKE

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THE VICTORIAN ERA

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“The average desire seems to be to build something

which will rear on its hind legs and paw the air in order

that you may seem more important than your neighbor.”

—Frank Lloyd Wright

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THE NEW ARCHITECTURE

DESIGN WITH A PURPOSE

PART 2 UNDERSTANDING MATERIALS

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GLASS

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CONCRETE

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WOOD

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MATERIALS IN DIGITAL DESIGN

ABUSING �THE SCREEN

PART 3 LAYOUT, FORM AND FUNCTION

“Form and function should be one�

joined in spiritual union.”

—Frank Lloyd Wright

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CONTENT, FORM AND UI BECOME ONE

PART 4 THE WHOLE AND ITS PARTS

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WHOLE FIRST, PARTS SECOND

WE ARE ALREADY �DOING THIS

A HOLISTIC VIEW FIRST

PART 5 HARMONY BETWEEN BUILDING �AND ENVIRONMENT

“No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It

should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house

should live together, each happier for the other”

—Frank Lloyd Wright �

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CONCLUSION

1.  Design with a purpose 2.  Leverage available technologies 3.  Combine content, its form and the UI 4.  Think holistically first 5.  Create harmony

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