Essays on Design Page 11

            Vienna Secession were a combination of extremely talented artists specializing in developing visually pleasing decorative ornamental and unusual linear applications whom where rejected from the Berline exhibition academy in 1987. “Their leader was Gustav Klimt, whose decorative, exotic murals exemplify Secessionstil, the Viennese version of art nouveau.” (The Columbia Encyclopedia). Klimt was a British…

The first ever Dyson vacuum cleaner was invented by James Dyson in 1983. This design was said to be the largest innovative break through since the vacuum cleaner was first invented in the early 20th century. The reason for this newer, futuristic design was not only to improve the function of the vacuum cleaner but…

MAXXI MUSEUM­­ Contemporary Architecture This study will concentrate on MAXXI National Museum and it will supply a comprehensive reappraisal of Contemporary museum architecture ( built in Rome in 2009 ) , designed by the Zaha Hadid Architects. As it was said in “Museums in the 21stCentury” , there is no uncertainty to state that museum…

Frank Lloyd Wright was born in June 8, 1867 and known to be the greatest American designer of all times. In 1932, ten edifices by Wright has been selected to take part in an exhibition of The International Style at the Museum of Modern Art ( MoMa ) . This has been seen as a…

Part I: Facts             For my thesis project, I propose to design the interior of Asiameriq Villa, which will be a state-of-the art contemporary psychiatric centre and resort for people to enjoy their leisure while undergoing psychotherapy. I choose this name to categorically depict both the Asian touch and the contemporary modern (especially American) relevance…

Graphic Design             Graphic design does come the closest to meeting human beings in their daily modern lives. This is because this branch of the arts in general, and the visual arts in particular does its best to inform, persuade, excite, delight and repeal human beings. The category of art labeled graphic arts uses drawings…

Modernism is most commonly recognized as a nuance of cultural transitions that were rooted in the evolution of Western society.  The term encompasses a series of reforming movements that specifically asserted their positions through art, music, architecture, literature and other applied arts.  The core concept behind modernism was the devotion to progress and the goal…

Graphic design is a way of skilfully portraying your own style using typography, layout and visual aesthetics to articulate design with a commercial purpose. I believe that I naturally acquired excellent creativity and design skills which have developed throughout my life as my understanding and knowledge base of Graphic design has amplified. I see university…

William Cowper, pronounced “Cooper,” is one of the few English hymn writers who ranks highly among the English poets as well. Cowper wrote about the simple pleasures of life in the country and expressed a deep concern with human cruelty and suffering. The simplicity of his work and his treatment of subjects in nature contrasted…

The article of China Dolls is about the fashion designer by Haute Couture Fashions Bhd (HCF) of its history of establishment, an expanding, the problems and also the solution that were taken. They were facing problems regarding their two major clients from European fashion houses, Kiki and Houida looking into “contract manufacturer” to China because…