An analysis of the fundamentals of the design movement
An analysis of the fundamentals of the design movement you’ve chosen and a description of how your design adapts the fundamentals of that movement. You should compare your design to others from that movement(use the ones in the slides under inspiration) and describe how you’re your design is similar and different. In your essay you should cite the readings that accompanied the movement as evidence for your argument, as well as other scholarly sources if you wish.
Guiding questions:
• What were the fundamental characteristics and goals of the design movement you’ve chosen?
• What is an example of a design from that era? How did that the appearance of the design, its method of manufacturing and function relate to the historical moment?
• How might some of the fundamental characteristics and goals of the movement apply to needs and desires of today and tomorrow?
Assessment Criteria:
• Has the student demonstrated an understanding of the goals and characteristics of the movement and how it relates to the culture/nation?
• Has the student demonstrated an understanding of the texts which relate to the movement?
• Has the student clearly related the proposed design to the fundamentals of the historical movement: what is similar and what is different?
• Is the student’s writing clear, and free from grammatical mistakes
• Does the essay follow Chicago Manual of Style for footnotes?
Please reference the slides, it covers all the essentials that need to be include in the essay. Some of my ideas are explained in the speaker note under each slides.
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The movement I choose is Art Deco.
Art Deco 1910 –1939
DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS
Emphasis on surfaces and lightBold contrast
- Reflective surfaces
Transparent surfaces
Repetitive Machine-like Geometry
- Circles, ovals, triangles, squares
- Concentric and parallel lines
- Spirals
Radiating lines
Verticality
Virtuosic craft
Exoticism as modern
Sensuality in the female form
Non-threatening
Fantasy and escape
Woman was the major theme of the art during this movement since advertising played a huge role in how they were perceived. The female body was used to sell products and lifestyles to consumers. The notion of a woman as the embodiment of purity also had a role. Women were often portrayed as seductive.
Footnote and Bibliography should be in Chicago Manual Style.
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