Objects are a crucial way of how we interpret how we live. All of the world goods are used to perceive, indicate, and view other social and cultural systems. One of the best things designers can do is to give the consumer something new and innovative that they never knew they wanted. Some companies also work where one individual can have a dynamic impact, especially when it comes to the certain role an object should play in one’s life. A good quote said by Dieter Rams: “products should provide quiet, efficient service when required and otherwise fade into the background.” Thinking about appliances around my home I couldn’t think of one that did not follow this quote. A necessity of a product design should be personal flair. This is what I like about the design industry. There’s a certain creativeness and complexity to it. The adaptability of jobs in design is remarkable, and is what I am very much interested in. The expected rational methods of working are thrown out the door unlike Architecture and Engineering.
Communication is very important when designing an object. This object needs to convey its purpose with its look. Walter Landor believed that getting to understand what the consumer’s outlook on the company and products are is just as important as the manufacturing of the products. I agree with this statement because if a company has a bad reputation then nobody will want to purchase their goods. Information needs to be readily available and easy to understand. If not then the producer will be at a major disadvantage. I get this a lot online. When I can’t accurately navigate my way around a site then I usually get frustrated and leave the website. One thing that I think is huge in designing a product is the public’s involvement. To enhance the understanding the relationship of what the consumer really is looking for and for those who actually create the image. When I read this I thought of Mountain Dew, and how they get people involved by asking what the new flavor should be.
The environment influences us all. People give objects a special meaning. For designers they sometimes create something to mimic their selves. This to me is something that I don’t see happening very often. Starting in the 1960s in Japan there was a push in leadership rather than control. Instead of workers doing what they are told and that carrying out, workers were encouraged to work together, use the creativeness, and contribute to the process. These innovations are the basis of how organization’s environments work today. In 1999 it went even further by changing the environment from just your cubical to opening up the office space and actually bringing the outside environment inside. The point of this was to relax the workers, put them into a better place where they could focus and come up with innovative ideas.
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