blog assignment 8

In this week lecture we learn that one of the main objectives of the Bauhaus was to unify art, craft, and technology. The machine was considered a positive element, and therefore industrial and product design were important components. Vorkurs ("initial" or "preliminary course") was taught; this is the modern day "Basic Design" course that has become one of the key foundational courses offered in architectural and design schools across the globe. There was no teaching of history in the school because everything was supposed to be designed and created according to first principles rather than by following precedent.

Hannes Meyer argued that design is a product of “function x economy”, aligning design with a scientific model driven by new technologies and manufacturing potential. I m agree with that.

I think that art and design is different. Art is one of the utopian spirit, and design is to help people living with better life. Therefore, the priority consideration of design  is  function and economy. Second is add arts elements.

With the history, age, and political influence, people's expectations of the product's features will be different. Product process and product cost will be affected by development of new technology. Therefore, the "design" is to find balance of  function and process, to gain economic value. This is different from the art.