In the Mid-Century, four designers had a profound impact on the design industry.Henry Dreyfuss was the first designer to systematically apply ergonomics to the design process. The purpose of ergonomics is to study the coordinated relationship between humans and human-made products. Charles Eams is known as one of the most influential designers in the Mid-Century…
Designing for People, by People
Henry Dreyfuss, a notable industrial designer who quoted “when the point of contact between the product and people becomes a point of friction, then the industrial designer has failed” created works like The Measure of Man which helped construct principles that revolved around ergonomics (human-factors engineering). He also incorporated the importance of approaching every problem…
The more the merrier!
A multidisciplinary design approach seeks to integrate the different skillsets into the design process. While it’s important to specialize in one area, a designer who has more to offer brings extra benefits. In the process of working with many different areas, the mid-century designers discovered new approaches to the same old problem. And by shifting…
The mid-century designers
Ray Eames was an artist, designer, and filmmaker who had great contributions to the design field. She and her husband, Charles, together working on furniture design, graphic design, architectural design, textile design, and filmmaking that tried to express the idea of playful design. Karl Gerstner was a Swiss designer, typographer, author, and artist. His design…
Pioneering Interaction Design
Both Charles and Ray Eames were contributors revolutionizing and simplifying interior design, with Charles’ architecture, Ray’s fine arts background—together, creating chic chairs. These successful design principles are used in interaction design. Layouts do not need ornamental designs if they get in the way of the end goal. Karl Gerstner and Ladislav Sutnar are pioneers in…
The mid-century foundation
The mid-century is the age of interdisciplinary. Instead of focusing on one single aspect, designers from the mid-century experienced in different areas, and their works built the foundations for interaction design. And in this post, I want to write about the influences from multi-disciplined designers Charles and Ray Eams, Ladislav Sutnar, Karl Gerstner, and Henry…