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Analysing products

Strategies for DESIGN INSPIRATION. Analysing products. Some images courtesy .www.bodieandfou.com & www.wheredidyoubuythat.com. In this unit we are going to look at possible strategies to help you to produce innovative design work. We are going to: analyse the shape of products.

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Analysing products

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  1. Strategies for DESIGN INSPIRATION Analysing products Some images courtesy .www.bodieandfou.com & www.wheredidyoubuythat.com.

  2. In this unit we are going to look at possible strategies to help you to produce innovative design work. • We are going to: • analyse the shape of products. • look at style and styling of products. • how proportion influences the appearance of products. Strategies for DESIGN INSPIRATION

  3. Visual analysis, we are constantly doing this. “…I like the contrasted colours & elastic !” “Not my colour” “Retro.. like this style” “I love the checks and the ankle boot style”

  4. Researching and thinking about why some products look good. Which of these products do you like the most and dislike the most? The user usually decide almost immediately whether they likes or dislikes the look of the product before using it. Some images courtesy .www.bodieandfou.com & www.wheredidyoubuythat.com, www.iconicinteriors.co.uk

  5. Analysis of a product Every product has a shape or form.

  6. What is meant by the terms shape and form? A shape is an area enclosed by a line. It visually describes an object. Shapes are generally considered to be two dimensional with height and width. • Shapes can be : • geometric • organic. A form looks like a three dimensional shape. The object looks as if has height, width and depth.

  7. Analysis of the shape of a product Can you recognise any shapes within this product?

  8. Analysis of the shape of a product Can you recognise any shapes within this product?

  9. Can you indentify the products from the given shapes?

  10. Can you indentify the product from the given shapes?

  11. Designers have realised that consumers can distinguish between products by considering their appearance. Can you recognise these products by their outline appearance? The products opposite are referred to as iconic products. What is meant by the term iconic product and can you name any? • shape and form

  12. Everyday iconic products – how many of these products have you owned? 2005 1974 1876 1949 1897 1959 1921 2004 Why do you think the above products are considered to be iconic products? Look also at the date they were designed. • shape and form

  13. Some other iconic products Can you estimate when these products were designed? Fender Stratocaster 1954 Parker Brothers 1933 Levi Strauss 1872 Triumph Bonville 1959 Eero Saarinen 1956 George Nelson 1956 In which century and decade ? • shape and form Images courtesy – iconic interiors , bodieandfou, wheredidyoubuythat, design classics

  14. Some other iconic products Alessi - Stefani Giovannoni 2000 Isamu Noguchi 1944 Harry Beck 1933 Simon Karkov 1960 Eva Solo Eero Aarnio 1968 Melin Tregwynt 2002 Why do you think the above products are considered to be iconic products? Look also at the date they were designed. • shape and form Images courtesy – iconic interiors , bodieandfou, wheredidyoubuythat, melin tregwynt

  15. Can you estimate the date when these iconic chairs were designed? Bibendum chair Wassily chair Eileen Grey designed the Bibendum chair in the early 1900’s and was forgotten about until it appeared in an auction in 1970’s. Le Corbusier said “ long live the good taste manifested by choice, subtlety, proportion and harmony – 1928. This chair was designed over 90 years ago by Marcel Breuer for the famous artist Wassily Kandinsky in 1925. Breuer was inspired by the shape and form of bicycle handlebars. Le Corbusier chair Mies Van Der Rohe designed the Barcelona chair for the Spanish king and queen in 1929. • shape and form Barcelona chair All images courtesy .www.iconicinteriors.co.uk

  16. An opportunity to reflect what has been discussed. When designing your product, you may like to think about: • the outline shape. • what other shapes exist with the outline shape of a product? • finding inspiration from looking at iconic products?

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