Commentaires sur : La mort du minimalisme ! http://www.grapheine.com/blog/divers/la-mort-du-minimalisme-less-is-more 5 merveilleux graphistes / 5 graphic designer Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:07:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Par : conan http://www.grapheine.com/blog/divers/la-mort-du-minimalisme-less-is-more#comment-80 conan Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:53:56 +0000 http://www.grapheine.com/blog/?p=157#comment-80 I have always been a fan of minimalism, be it in architecture, furniture design or graphic design. In graphic design the objective is usually to convey a message quickly and efficiently. What better way to do it through a minimalist approach? White-space, un-ornamented type faces and clean layouts. "Ornament und Verbrechen" written by Adolf Loos conveys the idea that in order for a society to rise they need to strip unneeded ornament from design. Who exactly says what's needed and not needed ornament? Whomever it is, I have a feeling Loos would not be too happy with a lot of today's design. My question is two fold... How do we as designers continue to strip the idea down to it's simplest form? And... How do we progress forward in design to create a new movement that progresses our society? (Web 2.0) didn't progress us. nor did (Grunge). Where do we go next as a group of designers and society? I have always been a fan of minimalism, be it in architecture, furniture design or graphic design. In graphic design the objective is usually to convey a message quickly and efficiently. What better way to do it through a minimalist approach? White-space, un-ornamented type faces and clean layouts.

“Ornament und Verbrechen” written by Adolf Loos conveys the idea that in order for a society to rise they need to strip unneeded ornament from design. Who exactly says what’s needed and not needed ornament? Whomever it is, I have a feeling Loos would not be too happy with a lot of today’s design.

My question is two fold… How do we as designers continue to strip the idea down to it’s simplest form? And… How do we progress forward in design to create a new movement that progresses our society? (Web 2.0) didn’t progress us. nor did (Grunge). Where do we go next as a group of designers and society?

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