minimalist design
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So trendy, so hot topic. Pity many misunderstand minimalist design basics, don't get the core of the subject. I tried to show the roots and influences, shed the light by decomposing minimalist design principles one by oneTRANSCRIPT
Roots!Functional design +- fashion!
Bonus!
by Max Tkachuk for Codefest, Mar ‘14
Minimalist design
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Minimalist design
Minimalist design is any design wherein !the simplest and fewest elements !are used to create the maximum value !!
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Why did theworld needMinimalist design?
Kazimir Malevich, Black Square, 1915, Oil on Canvas, State Russian Museum, St.Petersburg [1]
Why did theworld needMinimalist design?
- Ruined economies - No old production powers
Kazimir Malevich, Black Square, 1915, Oil on Canvas, State Russian Museum, St.Petersburg [1]
Who and whatinfluencedMinimalistdesign?
Kazimir Malevich, Red Square, 1915, Oil on Canvas, [1]
Who and whatinfluencedMinimalistdesign?
- Art and Architecture - Social-oriented values
Kazimir Malevich, Red Square, 1915, Oil on Canvas, [1]
Abstract art De Stijl. Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg ���
Horizontal and vertical linesRectangular formsElements: blue / red / yellowSeparators: white / black / grey!!!!Elements don’t intersect, each speaks for itself!
De Stijl
Architecture Bauhaus. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Modern materialsLots of open spaceMinimal structural framework!!!!!!”Less is More” Ludwig Mies van der Rohe!
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Today: Consumer electronics / Software / Architecture / Furniture / Music / etc..
Today: Consumer electronics / Software / Architecture / Furniture / Music / etc..
Today: Consumer electronics / Software / Architecture / Furniture / Music / etc..
Today: Consumer electronics / Software / Architecture / Furniture / Music / etc..
Today: Consumer electronics / Software / Architecture / Furniture / Music / etc..
Today: Consumer electronics / Software / Architecture / Furniture / Music / etc..
Functional design +– fashion
Functional design +– fashion""
Functional design +– fashion
Functional design!!
Functional design is the principle that !designers should design an object based on the purpose of that object!
Functional design basics! !
Functional design basics! ! Function informs Form!
Functional design basics!! ! Function informs FormForm informs Color!
Functional design basics!! ! Function informs Form!Form informs Color
Ease of use and simplicity of form !
Functional design basics!! ! Function informs Form!Form informs Color!Ease of use and simplicity of form!White space is the accent
Homogeneous space around the object with the opposite color
Homogeneous space around the object with the opposite color
Functional design basics!! ! Function informs Form!Form informs Color
Ease of use and simplicity of form White space is the accent!Grid is the order and the proportion
http://www.subtraction.com/pics/0703/grids_are_good.pdf
http://www.subtraction.com/pics/0703/grids_are_good.pdf
http://www.subtraction.com/pics/0703/grids_are_good.pdf
Functional design basics!! ! Function informs Form!Form informs Color
Ease of use and simplicity of form!White space is the accent Grid is the order and the proportionSubtract form till Function works
Subtraction Example: Doors
Functional design basics!! ! Function informs Form!Form informs ColorEase of use and simplicity of form!White space is the accent Grid is the order and the proportionSubtract form till Function works
Bonus
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