Friday, 7 October 2011

Blog Assignment 9

What kinds of political or ideological messages inform design or the branding of design today? Identify one example and describe in what ways it expresses larger cultural, political, or ideological beliefs.

Every design is a bank of ideas and reason and context. Design from back then have like created basis of which design from the 21st century believe they should relate their design to.
The marshal plan in america was a revolution. As a country they came up with a manufacture heapsnof design which they gave to europe after the world war 2 to help them rebuild there place. A strong influencal past has formed a structure for which design is based around. In relation to the , ideological messages left by designers that made a statement in the past.

The desperate need to redesign something as soon as it need to change or appear different. For a designer time is An opportunity to produce something better, to develop a new
the idea that consumer products make you life better.

Monday, 3 October 2011

Blog Assignment 4

In 1908 Aldolf Loos argued that "The evolution of culture is synonymous with the removal or ornament from objects of daily use". In his essay "Ornament in crime" 1910 He expressed his opinion on what he thought of ornament and how it was affecting cultural development, believing that ornament bears no relation to us anymore the man of the twentieth century is satisfied with something simple and sees no need for ornament, this way he is able to save money. Compared to the other man who is not satisfied unless everything is decorated to its full extent and had hours of work spent producing it. From this they become poorer due to their selfish nature. I agree with the argument that Loos presented for a few reasons. Firstly because he makes a clear and precise opinion of why he thinks ornament is simply a waste of time. If all object were to last as long in aesthetic terms as they did physically, the consumer could pay a price for them which would enable the laborer to earn more money and work shorter hours. This is a

To be continued......