Sept. 6, 2011 MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

            I chose a cowgirl boot as a good design object for several different reasons I think the main reason I chose it was because it is long lasting the cowboy boot has been used for hundreds of years and is still being sold today. Another reason it is good design is its durable and withstand hard work, which allows it again to last for a long time. Its also a very simple design that has lasted through the trends of our society. This design is also very honest it doesn’t try and be something its not you know exactly what this object is for and how it can work for you.

August 29, 2011

Objectified Response

            In the Objectified movie I think the main idea is that every object that is designed should not only be useful to the average person but to every person big or small. That it should be user friendly and well designed to live through style change, that simple is sometimes okay. And if for some reason the object cant make it through our changing society its disposal should be considered as well. The object trash life should be degradable and considered even though the designer doesn’t want to think their design isn’t good enough to last, allowing it to be degradable will always help our world.

August 23, 2011

Don Norman and Dieter Rams 10 ways to Good Design Response

            In both Don Normans video and 10 ways to Good Design I think the main idea that simple design is good design and every object should represent what it is and shouldn’t throw you off in any way.  Don Norman points out that good products last longer in our world but with how fast our world is changing things come and go and when something is designed that can actually live past that changing stage before something better comes out its probably worth your investment. Same idea is also made in the Dieter Rams article when the product is useful and long lasting. Each and every object should be well considered before investing in using all of these guidelines to help you figure out if it will be worth your money and time in the end. 

Reading One Response

            Design is based on the things around us from natural patterns in our earth to designed one we see in clothes. That each design has started with something we’ve been exposed to somewhere at sometime. Although it was altered and changed overtime it still all started with something that was seen before. Design is everything around us from the couch you sit on to the pavement on the road it was all designed with a purpose and an intention to look the way it is perceived. Things are designed to please humans wants and needs and that’s why it all starts with the thing we see everyday because otherwise it might come off to be new in a weird unwanted way.