Damian Gordon (well, really it’s all from Dieter Rams)

Good Design

Dieter Rams

born May 20, 1932 in Wiesbaden, Hessen is a German industrial designer closely

associated with the consumer products company Braun and the Functionalist school of industrial design.

Dieter Rams

He designed the SK-4 record player and the high-quality 'D'-series (D45, D46) of 35 mm film slide projectors. He is also known for designing the 606 Universal Shelving System by Vitsœ in 1960.

Good Design

To start off thinking about design in detail, the following slides have statements about design by Dieter Rams, I want us to discuss the following statements:

Good Design

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Creative Design

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Aesthetic Design

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Sustainable Design

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Consistent Design

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Understandable Design

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Unobtrusive Design

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Useful Design

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Minimalist Design

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Thorough design

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Honest Design

In Summary

Good Design is:– Creative Design– Aesthetic Design– Sustainable Design– Consistent Design– Understandable Design– Unobtrusive Design– Useful Design– Minimalist Design– Thorough design– Honest Design