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Design
Form follows function—or does it?. The tension between beauty and utility. From Bauhaus to Apple, Swiss typography to Japanese minimalism. An inquiry into the principles that shape our visual world.
Dieter Rams: Ten Principles for Good Design
Less, but better. Rams designed for Braun and Vitsoe with a philosophy that would later inspire Jony Ive and define Apple's aesthetic. An examination of functional beauty and the ethics of making things.
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The Bauhaus Century
Walter Gropius founded a school that would define modernity. From Weimar to Dessau, the principles that still shape how we design everything.
Swiss Typography and the Grid
Josef Müller-Brockmann's grid systems, Helvetica's neutrality, the beauty of restraint. How Switzerland became the center of graphic design.
Japanese Design Philosophy
Wabi-sabi, ma, kanso. Kenya Hara, Naoto Fukasawa, and the tradition of finding beauty in imperfection and emptiness.
The Interface Revolution
From Xerox PARC to iOS. How digital interfaces became the dominant design challenge of our era, and what we've learned about human-machine interaction.
"Good design is as little design as possible."
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