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It sounds very much like an engineer's view to split design into a "political point" and an "engineering point"! I think they would say they were trying to mak
by ken 8y ago
It sounds very much like an engineer's view to split design into a "political point" and an "engineering point"! I think they would say they were trying to make a point about life and the nature of things. Everything is being labeled "politics" these days, even when I can't tell what it has to do with politics. Is "avoiding pretentiousness" now a political issue?
I'm not sure what you mean by "Bauhaus"ed the Windows GUI. If you're talking about Windows 10, I've never heard anyone at Microsoft say that this was intended to be in the Bauhaus style, nor anyone involved with the Bauhaus say that Windows 10 was a design in their style. I wouldn't describe it that way.
Bauhaus design was never about ignoring human factors, or hiding the boundaries of objects -- quite the opposite.
- man-and-laptop 8y agoWhen I said "Bauhaus"ed, I'm referring to the simpler shapes and lack of ornamentation, like a piece of modern architecture. I'm not claiming they took any direct influence from Bauhaus. But on that note... The "Metro" design that's used in W8/W10/WM was influenced by the New York subway's graphic design, which may if you follow the chain back lead to Bauhaus. Also, I'm not really an engineer. And I'd find your dismissal patronising even if I was. Stop putting people into buckets.