The designers in the Mid-Century laid the foundation and standards for our design today. Many of their concept and ideas have been used by us today. My favorites are Sutnar and Dreyfuss. One of them is free and bold; the other is neat and delicate. They are two extremes that portray the high standards of design in their own way.
I read a post on the Eye magazine, it says that One of Sutnar’s favorite comments was: ‘the jet plane pilot cannot read his instrumental panel fast enough to survive without efficient typography. New means had to come to meet the quickening tempo of industry. Graphic design was forced to develop higher standards of performance to speed up the transmission of information. And the watchword of today is ‘faster; produce faster, distribute faster, communicate faster’. ” This idea gave me inexplicable confidence as a future designer as if everything I did was to make this society more convenient and better. Sudently, I have a sense of mission and love the profession I have chosen more.
In Dreyfuss, he has brought significant changes to our modern ergonomic design. Without him, good designs may be delayed for many years. He taught me the spirit of not giving up when determining a clear goal. It is this designer spirit that continuously brings convenience to our everyday life. Not only the two design pioneers, all designers are worthy of our future reference and learning. They are our pride. I hope one day I can become the pride of the times.
I really appreciate your summary and analysis, Tha’s really interesting for me. Thank you for your sharing!
I really appreciate how personal your post is! As a reader, it helps empathize with your perspective and understand on a deeper level.
I like the examples you gave. It’s a very important topic to make the transmission of information clear and effective. One of the goals and missions of interaction designers is to simplify and clarify the complexity and ambiguity in life.