FUNCTION FOLLOWS FORM
MCQUEEN
COMME DES GARCONS
- Products of capitalism - advertising/marketing.
- More about object as an image.
- Rejection of sole truth.
- Set of truths, not just one.
- Pragmatic.
- Merging high and pop culture.
- All about facade.
- Consumerist society - design is for the masses and people now want aesthetic
FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
- Minimal.
- Reductivism.
- Abstract.
- Embraced technology.
- Anti-historisicm/academicism.
- Purist.
- Idealogical.
A simplified criteria which may help describe or determine iconic design.
- A design that sets a bench mark for others to follow.
- A ground breaking design, in terms of its technology or manufacturing techniques used during its production.
- A design that improves on the past.
- A design that sets new standards in terms of quality, functions/features or style.
- A design that stands the test of time, remaining popular despite the passing of years.
- A design that stays in the memory of those who see/use it.
- A design that is often recognised immediately by consumers.
- A design that inspires other designers.
- Sets a trend.
- A design that is innovative.
- A design that is aesthetically pleasing.
- A design that is often emulated/copied by other designers.
- A design that has its place in history, or even helps change history.
