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Design Methodology
Design Methodology
There is no such thing as the design process
Empirical designing
Intuitive designing
Systematic designing
Empirical designing
• Trial and error designing
• Modelling most likely route
Dyson use modelling and testing
as their preferred method of
designing
Intuitive designing
• Sum of past knowledge
• Often very specialised areas
Systematic designing
• Separate discreet stages
• Sub-systems often dealt with by others
• Teamwork most common
Where do we get new ideas?
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Nature
Geometry/mathematics
The man made world
Other designers
Other products
Rarely from looking at a
piece of blank paper!
Nature
• Patterns and texture
• Structure and form
• Colour
Observational work of plants
Designers such as William Morris have
used detailed drawings of plants to create
new designs
Looking at anatomy
George Carwardine designed the first
Anglepoise lamp in the 1930s based upon
how the human arm works
Geometry & mathematics
Geometry and mathematics is all
around us
Islamic design
• Mathematics is a strong influence
• Based on grid patterns
Celtic design
• Still a popular influence today
• Based on geometric grids
Fibonacci series
• A series of numbers to create well
proportioned rectangles
• 1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89
• Any adjacent numbers
Geometric form
• Particularly used in
architecture and some
domestic products
Existing products
• Which came first?
Ideas are often developed
from existing products
Retro design
• Modern products based on styling from the
past
Philippe Starck
• Often unusual
• Always fun
• Not always practical
James Dyson
• Best known for the innovative cleaners
• Strong use of colour and form
Jonathan Ive
• Senior VP at Apple
• Innovative styling and micro electronics
Robin Day
• World’s best selling chair
• Developed polypropylene
moulding techniques
Richard Sapper
• High Tech
• Post Modernism
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
• Mix of geometry and stylised natural form
Vernon Panton
• Exciting plastic furniture
Arne Jacobsen
• Futuristic at the time
• Laminated plywood
Design movements
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Arts & Crafts movement
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
Bauhaus
Modernism
Memphis
Post Modernism
Art Nouveau
• Nature a strong influence
Art Deco
• Geometry a strong influence
• High glamour
Bauhaus
• First real attempt to train product designers
• Form follows function
De Stijl
• Absolute abstraction
• Simple slabs
• Primary colours, black & white
Memphis
• Surface pattern
• Strong colours
• Rebellion
Task 1 – Research Project
Select a product designer or a design movement from the list on the
following page. They have all been chosen for the quality of their designs.
You should produce an A4 sheet of information which will be handed around
each member of the group containing the answers to the following
questions.
•Background on the designer / movement.
•Images of their work.
•Development of a product. (images)
•What has made that product so successful?
•How has their work has effected future design?
•What are the characteristics of their designs? Colour, Style, Themes?
•Why did the product/movement come about?
Designers
Design Movements
James Dyson
Art Nouveau
Vacuum Cleaner
Strong Nature Influence
Trevor Baylis
Arts & Crafts
Wind-Up Radio
Art Deco
Seymour Powell
Razor, Electric Car,
Philippe Starck
Variety of Stylised Products
Decorative
Geometry and Glamour
Bauhaus
Form follows function
De Stijl
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Abstract using primary colors
Styled Chairs / Tables
Strong colors and surface pattern
Arne Jacobson
Futuristic Chair Design
Robin Day
Stackable Chair
Memphis
Jonathan Ives
Product Designer
Background
Born in 1963 in London, England
Studies Art and Design at Newcastle Polytechnic
Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple in California
Helped to develop the iMAC, iBOOK, and the iPOD MP3 Player.
2001, the first iPOD is announced
2004, the multi coloured iPOD mini is released
2005, the colour screen iPOD NANO is released
Development
What Makes the Product Unique/Successful?
•Uses unique technology, including the touch sensitive pad, screen, memory size and USB
computer link
•Unique aesthetical qualities
•Wide range of products
•Constantly updated versions been released
•Non Gender specific
•Considered a style symbol
Future Design
How has the design effected the design of future products?
There is now a wide range of MP3 Players available on the market, stemming from the
technology developed by Apple.
However, nearest competitor (in sales terms), Hewlett Packard have stopped developing
any new products to compete with the iPod. This after, in 2005, 8 out of 10 portable music
players sold were iPods.
However, Microsoft have recently just announced a new rival product to be released at
Christmas called The Zune.
Why did the product come about?
The development of removable storage, such as Flash Drives made the product possible.
Need for storage of large amounts of music with easy access and use
Similar products prior to release all had design issues. E.g. Walkman and CD Walkman.