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I love Material Design language. But never would have made the connection with Italian "Mod" style of the 1960s. For me it's more about bringing tactile sense a
by indescions_2017 9y ago
I love Material Design language. But never would have made the connection with Italian "Mod" style of the 1960s. For me it's more about bringing tactile sense and physicality back to digital interfaces.
Another touch stone of inspiration for me is Mid Century Modern Danish design. Consider this "Valet Chair" by the legendary Hans Wegner. It isn't just that the seat lifts up to form a rack for hanging your trousers. Or that the backing hides a jacket hanger in plain site. It's the final reveal: a mini compartment underneath the seat for "storing ones cufflinks and tie pins" ;)
The functionality of the chair is modelled upon the world it aspires to inhabit. It's a design for living.
Hans Wegner Designed Mid-Century Valet Chair
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/18/baton-rouge-la/appraisals/wegner-designed-mid-century-valet-chair--201306A16/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/18/baton-rouge-la/ap...
- trisomy21 9y agoThat’s a great example.
- theoh 9y agoI'm going to chip in with a random example, a sweet though perhaps flawed design for a tactile interface. The structure of it reminds me of a product type (i.e. an algebraic data type). It's a final project by a recent RCA graduate: http://leibal.com/products/indent/ http://leibal.com/products/indent/