Mid-century designers are pivotal pieces for interactive design and designers in general. The principles they created then are being used in my classes now. Like the Eames making sure to have fun in their construction of chairs, through the process though they would try, fail and repeat this process. Iterating forms over and over. Gerstner and his use of grids are used from higher fidelity...
fitting the Machine to the Man An anthropometric graphic from Niels Diffrient’s book Humanscale What do you think of when you hear the term human-centered? It’s not the first time you’ve heard it. Out of ten LinkedIn profiles, it’s bound to pop up more than once—perhaps even alongside other tired words like empathy and detail-oriented. It paints a pretty picture, sure...
Mid-Century Modern is the term that broadly describes the dominant style of architecture, interior design, product design, and graphic design during the mid-20th century. Like their European peers, U.S. designers of the mid-20th century emphasized clean lines, simple forms, and functionality in their works. Such minimalistic and organic style is appreciated even decades later; the mid-century...
For designers, it’s easy to forget how important it is to apply Ram’s ten principles to work. No matter what role you play in any design field, you will affect this world, and it may not always be positive. I’ve learned it doesn’t take a radical life-changing design to be relevant, innovative, and long-lasting. For Charles and Ray Eames, simple products like plywood would...