How Did Industrialisation Lead To The Creation Of The Design Profession
Twentieth Century Design
Q1. What was the industrial revolution? When did it occur? How did industrialisation lead to the creation of the design profession? How was the industrial manufacturing of making products new and what role did the designer play in creating new products?
The Industrial revolution starting in Britain around 1750, was an increase in production brought about by the use of machines and characterised by the use of new energy sources. Wages were high and energy was cheap, these prices led directly to the industrial revolution by giving firms strong incentives to invent technologies that substituted capital and coal for labour. Industrialisation meant that for the first time things were being produced by machines and therefore needed a design to base it on, …show more content…
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My understanding is that modernist designers were focused on set patterns and principles for design, simple and functional and of course easy to produce. By taking away and unnecessary decoration the design keeps its main focus on the purpose and main function of the design. Secondly to demand a standardised, simple language of form allows quick, orderly and cost effective production of simple forms while maintaining high standards to keep up with competition and demand.
Q4.The work of the designer has 5 major focal points - list these and explain what each one means for the designers/marketers/promoters and their practices. If you are studying design, explain these points in relation to your design discipline. If you don’t fully understand the points or their relationships to the design profession/your discipline write about what you don’t
Q1. What was the industrial revolution? When did it occur? How did industrialisation lead to the creation of the design profession? How was the industrial manufacturing of making products new and what role did the designer play in creating new products?
The Industrial revolution starting in Britain around 1750, was an increase in production brought about by the use of machines and characterised by the use of new energy sources. Wages were high and energy was cheap, these prices led directly to the industrial revolution by giving firms strong incentives to invent technologies that substituted capital and coal for labour. Industrialisation meant that for the first time things were being produced by machines and therefore needed a design to base it on, …show more content…
P13)
My understanding is that modernist designers were focused on set patterns and principles for design, simple and functional and of course easy to produce. By taking away and unnecessary decoration the design keeps its main focus on the purpose and main function of the design. Secondly to demand a standardised, simple language of form allows quick, orderly and cost effective production of simple forms while maintaining high standards to keep up with competition and demand.
Q4.The work of the designer has 5 major focal points - list these and explain what each one means for the designers/marketers/promoters and their practices. If you are studying design, explain these points in relation to your design discipline. If you don’t fully understand the points or their relationships to the design profession/your discipline write about what you don’t