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Wednesday, August 4. 2010

Understanding Industrial Design

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One Designer, Two Designer, is a quirky animated short film made in Australia in 1978 that explores the importance of good design and the pitfalls of impractical design through a slightly cynical view of mass produced goods. Think of it as a late 70's version of Objectified, but shorter, and without the interviews.

As lightly as it approaches the subjects, these are important discussions about the role of the designer and the fact that good design is about the function of a product before all else. 

Luckily, in 1967 the Industrial Design Council of Australia also made a training video for potential Industrial Designers, so that they would know how to prepare themselves for the life of a designer, how little things have changed.

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Posted by Duann in Inspiration, What's Hot at 14:56

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Yes, quirky would be one word to describe it!... Fun stuff.
#1 Glenn Slingsby on 2010-08-04 16:58 (Reply)
Great blog post!
#2 T. Shawn Johnson on 2010-08-04 21:34 (Reply)
Awww, thanks
#2.1 Duann (Homepage) on 2010-08-05 03:57 (Reply)
Blimey, that second video could well scare potential designers into thinking they have to know *everything*! :p Still, there's a certain amount of truth in that, I suppose.

Thanks for the links, Duann!
#3 Andy on 2010-08-05 22:57 (Reply)

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