“DESIGN IS NOT JUST WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND FEELS LIKE. DESIGN IS HOW IT WORKS”

-STEVE JOBS

Four Factors that

Influence Design

PICK A CHAIR ANY CHAIR

Pick a chair to sit in

For the next five minutes write down EVERY detail that comes to mind about the chair

How does it feel?

What color is it?

How was it made?

How does it smell?

What is it made out of?

What does it remind you of?

What is its function?

Unlimited questions to ask about the chair!!!!

DESIGN

“Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple functions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated”

Paul Rand, Graphic Designer

Design is the selecting and organizing of materials to fulfill a function. It is a conscious, intentional process.

FOUR FACTORS THE INFLUENCE DESIGN

Function – What purpose will the object serve?

Materials – of what will the object be made?

Technology – how will the object be made?

Style – is the object appropriate and appealing to the user?

FUNCTION

•Function = Purpose

•Functional performance is the first test of design quality

•“Form follows Function”

•Function must be at the core. Form comes second.

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MATERIALS

•Materials = what the object is made of

•Must stay open minded to new or unexpected materials

•Materials selected for any object must be suitable and able to fulfill the intended use

TECHNOLOGY

Technology = how the object was made

•Before industrial revolution everything was made by hand, which limited the number of products that could be made

•What is a product that could not be made by hand?

•In modern culture we have practically zero limitations

•If we need to we decided what we want, then construct a machine to produce the desired product

STYLEStyle = Aesthetics/Decorative quality

•Materials, Technology, and Style all depend on each other

•Time period styles vary greatly

•Lifestyles determine the style of interior design we prefer

•What do I mean by this?

•Modern style is an accumulation of all styles that have existed before, and include many new materials and technology

PICK A CHAIR, ANY CHAIR

Divide your list of details into the four factors that influence design.

We will discuss as a class.

Use technology to determine what it is made of and how it was made.

Pick another chair

TYPES OF DESIGN

•Structural

•Decorative

STRUCTURAL DESIGN

•Structural Design is the integral part of the structure itself – when the structure and design cannot be separated

•Good proportion and safety are important to structural design

STRUCTURAL DESIGN

STRUCTURAL DESIGN

STRUCTURAL DESIGN

STRUCTURAL DESIGN

QUICK APPLICATION

•Pick out an object in the room

•Determine its FUNCTION

•How does its FORM FOLLOW ITS FUNCTION

•Describe its STRUCTURAL DESIGN

DECORATIVE DESIGN

•DECORATIVE DESIGN involves the application of COLOR, LINE, TEXTURE, or PATTERN to an object.

•DECORATIVE DESIGN may be used to enhance a structural design or may be simply a work of art

DECORATIVE DESIGN

SUCCESSFUL DECORATIVE DESIGN

•Must be suitable for the intended use of the item. Must not obstruct its use or function

SUCCESSFUL DECORATIVE DESIGN

•Should be appropriate for the materials from which the object is made

•Should accent the shape and form of the object

•Should NOT make the object difficult to use

•Materials should coordinate with the intended use of the object

SUCCESSFUL DECORATIVE DESIGN

•Embellishment should be used to emphasize structural points. This can actually aid in the correct use of the object by calling attention to edges, handles, etc.

SUCCESSFUL DECORATIVE DESIGN

•Decoration should be appropriate in size and amount to the object