Annie Chen Silver to Steel: The Modern Designs of Peter Muller-Munk Streamlining in American Industrial Design The industrial design profession was born from the Great Depression in the 1930s. In order to stay competitive during this economic downturn, many designers chose to make streamlined objects, which were in demand by many American families. Peter … More Streamlining in American Industrial Design
The part of the exhibit which most had an impression on me was the wall of Bissell vacuums and sweepers. It was notable to me how something like a Bissel Sweeper could be so iconic. Accordingly, that what I’m writing about. To me, what’s so exceptional about Bissel’s mechanical sweepers is that the only mind … More Peter Miller Munk & Bissell Vaccums
The streamlining style began from the Art Deco style around the 1930s because it began to simplify the luxurious and exuberance look. The streamlined style started to make cars and airplanes more aerodynamic, which translated to sleek, seamless styles. When this type of style translated to consumer products, the streamlined look included the similar aerodynamic … More Peter Muller-Munk: Streamlined Designs
Bad Design is that phone screens are easy to break and hard to replace. Some possible redesigns are an easily replaceable cheap phone screens, sunken screens, and a more flexible less rigid phone.
The Conair Curling Iron, shown above, is supposed to allow users to curl their hair easily and while causing minimal damage to the hair. It does this by taking the user’s hair into the machine and curling it inside the machine. Unfortunately, the product does not work as intended for several reasons. Problems: The main … More Bad Design: Conair Curling Iron
Many phone cases today offer some sort of kick stand in order to allow the user to look at the phone standing up, without having to hold it. These kickstands become more necessary when users can want to view the phone without craning their necks. However the many of these cases do not provide a … More Bad Design: Redesigning the phone case kick stand
The image above exemplifies a problem that arrises from inconsiderate design. When exploring the concept of Bad Design I thought of pamphlets and printed objects which are disposed of only moments after they are received. The most severe examples of this phenomenon are pamphlets that are handed out on NYC streets. Often times these have poor imagery … More Bad Design: NYC Flyers & The System Surrounding Them
Many cold and flu pills are packaged in classic ‘blister pack’ form. Inside a cardboard box, a sheet of vacuum-formed plastic is backed with peel-able foil to hold the pills. These blister packs have some advantages, especially for carefully dosed medications such as birth control, but are a poor design for cold and flu medications. When users … More Bad Design – Blister Packaging for Pills
Wireless mice are great but I have had a lot of issues with this design because of the two parts that are easy to lose and cannot be used without each other. I have re bought this mouse 3 times in the past year because I always lose one side of the device. I will … More Bad Design: Mouse Receiver
There are several problems with this thermos: The diameter is too small to wash the inside of the thermos thoroughly. Because the surface of the thermos is very glossy, it is easy to slip. The opaque surface does not show what kind of drink is inside. And here are some suggestions that might improve … More Bad Design: Thermos
Industrial Design Fundamentals 2016 