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I think another reason why this was common for mid-century designers, was at that time being a “designer” was much less specialised and general in terms of the
by JusticeJuice 2y ago
I think another reason why this was common for mid-century designers, was at that time being a “designer” was much less specialised and general in terms of the type of output. A lot of famous designers did graphic design, typography, illustration, architecture, furniture, clothing, films, jewellery etc. For example, the creative powerhouse Ray and Charles Eames, or most members of the Bauhaus did so much stuff - now days we’d label it “multi-disciplinary”, but back then it was just being a designer.
In that environment it makes sense a lot of creative people would think, well I’ve made so many other types of things, why not also kids books.
I appreciate the hyper-specialisation of design today, as it acknowledges that outputs require very specific skills, but I think it can also lead to an industry that limits people, boxing them into specific career paths.
- m463 2y agoIf you ever decide to make a device or a game for yourself, you will find out you quickly become a multi-displinary autodidact. (self taught/bumbling jack of all trades) for example, people who set up their own home automation, can quickly become a high and low voltage electrician, an event driven programmer, a firmware engineer and more... If you have kids or are an aunt/uncle you might write a book. Also, you don't have to write as many words a day, and your "customers/proofreaders" can give you unvarnished feedback.
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- msephton 2y agoThere are exact parallels in game design, theatre, etc. The specialism was required to scale up to larger productions. There are still people (like me) that are multi disciplinary, but that's quite a rarity.
- cchi_co 2y ago[dead]
- chiph 2y agoYes, the Eames were much more than furniture designers (often for Herman Miller) - they also made films like the famous "Powers of Ten" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0