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TOPIC 6 CLASSIC DESGIN (6.2 Classic design, function and form (FORM…

- - - - FORM VS FUNCTION:
        -When considering form, it can also be dictated by other functions such as design for manufacture techni􏰇ues, for example, design for disassembly.
- - - - Culture plays an important part.
        
        They often reflect cultural influences and mark transition points w􏰆ithin a particular culture.
        
        The culture of concern may be national, religious or a sub-culture, such as a particular youth culture or movement.
    - - = a product that is no longer produced or used or out of date
    - - Products considered as classic designs often increase in value and can pro􏰟ject a certain status as they become more desirable.
        
        The o􏰆nwership of a classic design can increase the perceived status of an individual (wearing a Rolex).
    - - = When a product is deliberately designed to have a specific product cycle.
        This is usually a shortened life span.
        The product is designed to last long enough to develop a customer’s lasting need.
    - - Classic designs are often recognised across culture and hold iconic status.
    - - = mass production and 􏰨designing for the masses􏰩 often meant a reduction in 􏰇quality of products and poor design
    - - Within the context of classic design, image relates to the instantly recogniz􏰜able aesthetics of a particular product.
        
        The classic design is instantly recogni􏰜zable and provokes emotional reactions.
    - - = A classic design often has a constant presence, or omnipresence, in a rapidly changing context. When an ob􏰟ect becomes part of our everyday lives, 􏰆e become very familiar and comfortable 􏰆ith it’s presence and style.
    - - A product that serves as a standard of its time, that has been manufactured industrially and has timeless appeal.
        
        Design classics are iconic products and characterised by simplicity, balance, is still up to date and usually innovative in their use of material.
        
        To ensure sustained success over an extended period of time, design classics must not only address functional and aesthetic re􏰇quirements but also an emotional connection 􏰆with the user􏰌.
    - - = The design contains those implicit features of a product that are recognzi􏰜ed as essential by a ma􏰟jority of manufacturers and purchasers.
- - - - PRACTICAL VS PSYCHOLOGICAL:
        -When practical function forms the designers primary goal the interaction 􏰆with the ob􏰟ejct can become intuitive.
        -A product can transcend the its practical function to meeting the psychological needs of the user by evoking emotions