Every designer should have his own sources of different things. Also I think that every designer should have source of patterns.
Patterns give inspiration, you can add it anywhere and the right pattern can make your design better or worse. Even if it's a decorative part of design, you should have at least a little book of patterns. Or start collecting everything by yourself, that would be even better. You may have natural patterns, or create new by yourself.
But if talking about this book – it's great. Patterns that I've seen in it are really different and inspirational. I would really advice everyone to have it. This book is a really good source.
I suppose, it would be helpful to know what patterns were the first and how they have changed now, is this information in the book? And, of course, how can we apply pattern to Product Design. Only as upholstery or it can be an inspiration?
This patterns might be great in terms of graphic design But i suppose that a good pattern must contribute the objects meaning, reveal its cultural belonging or at least be based on the objects appearance. A good pattern must have a source of inspiration of any sort and therefore i do not suppose that an ornament borrowed from such book could suit the idea of your design. Still i think that such a book could be inspiring.
This patterns might be great in terms of graphic design But i suppose that a good pattern must contribute the objects meaning, reveal its cultural belonging or at least be based on the objects appearance. A good pattern must have a source of inspiration of any sort and therefore i do not suppose that an ornament borrowed from such book could suit the idea of your design. Still i think that such a book could be inspiring.
Out of all artists, designers and architects that were active in during th 20th century Le Corbusier was one of the most outstanding figures as he had significantly influenced architecture as we know it these days. This weekend I went to his exhibition in Pushkinsky museum. I wanted to learn more about this famous individual. In spite of the fact that the exposition there was rather modest as only a small part of the museum was devoted to it, it is still more than possible to understand the way the artist worked. A great deal of the exposition is devoted to sketches and technical drawings of his architectural masterpieces. There is no need to say how professional and precise they are, yet what must to be noticed is the great diversity of techniques that were used for recording ideas. Sketches embedded into photographs so that they look as a single image, blueprints combined with sketches of landscapes, pictures o...
I read "Design for the Real World" by Victor Papanek in russian through last summer and i'm still under great impression about it. Moreover, the author is so convincing in his viewpoints that now i need to find and read something completely opposite to restore the balance in my mind. As i understand it, the real world for Victor Papanek is the world of developing countries and countries of the third world. He is certain about the idea that any human concidering him- or herself a Designer must contribute to find decisions against danger, hunger, deseases, poverty, misery e t.c. for those people who have needs , not just wishes or desires. At least 1/10 of its time might ennoble the designer's soul, so to say. His first main project that brought him to fame was hand-made radio station, the receiver in the image below. He was concerned about uneducated people who didn't even have newspapers or TV to be informed about current situation in t...
This is his first personal exhibition in Russia. "The Big Wheel Keeps on Turning is the story of the planet and everything that lives on it. It is our lives in time. Like spiral of a shell, the world is in constant revolution" Marc Quinn This exhibition leaves very optimistic, delightful impression. I liked it a lot especially because I am interested in the theme of life and "story of the planet". An eye can show the world of the single person which is as deep, unbelievable and infinite as the world around us. I think the author paints eyes as maps of the world, representing connection between the world and the person. In his work "The Eye of History" the visitor can see how the The whole history projects as a map on the eye of the person. In "Where the Worlds meet the Mind " it is possible to see a retina of an eye where not only philosophically the worlds meet the mind, but also phisically: the yellow circle (optic nerve) a...
I suppose, it would be helpful to know what patterns were the first and how they have changed now, is this information in the book? And, of course, how can we apply pattern to Product Design. Only as upholstery or it can be an inspiration?
ОтветитьУдалитьThis patterns might be great in terms of graphic design But i suppose that a good pattern must contribute the objects meaning, reveal its cultural belonging or at least be based on the objects appearance. A good pattern must have a source of inspiration of any sort and therefore i do not suppose that an ornament borrowed from such book could suit the idea of your design.
ОтветитьУдалитьStill i think that such a book could be inspiring.
This patterns might be great in terms of graphic design But i suppose that a good pattern must contribute the objects meaning, reveal its cultural belonging or at least be based on the objects appearance. A good pattern must have a source of inspiration of any sort and therefore i do not suppose that an ornament borrowed from such book could suit the idea of your design.
ОтветитьУдалитьStill i think that such a book could be inspiring.