• 1.7 Project Assignment: Evaluation / Case Study / Summary

    • Learning Objectives:

      After this lesson, students can

      • have revision of a whole design and making process of a product;
      • know some Bauhaus design principals.

    • 1. INTRODUCTION

    • Bauhaus


      Bauhaus was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts. The school became famous for its approach to design, which attempted to unify the principles of mass production with individual artistic vision and strove to combine aesthetics with everyday function. 
      The Bauhaus style became one of the most influential currents in modern design, modernist architecture and art, design, and architectural education.
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      The principles of Bauhaus

      1. No border between artist and craftsman
      2. The artist is an exalted craftsman
      3. «Form follows function»
      4. Gesamtkunstwerk or the 'complete work of art'
      5. True materials
      6. Minimalism
      7. Emphasises on technology
      8. Smart use of resources
      9. Simplicity and Effectiveness
      10. Constant development
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    • 2. BAUHAUS INSPIRED LETTER RACK



      • Materials - Wood: 
        • Hardwood
        • Softwood
        • Manufactured board 
          • plywood
          • particle board
          • medium density fiberboard (MDF) 
      • Design catalyst
        • Modernism
        • Bauhaus (a school): 
          • Form follows function
          • Use primary forms (shapes) and colours in design
          • Can understand the world in terms of perfect geometrical forms - primary forms, e.g. circle, square, triangle 
          • Suggest that there is a particular harmony between primary forms and primary colours, e.g, triangle and yellow
        • International style in buildings
      • Graphics (freehand, isometric, orthographic, perspective drawings can be used)
        1. Concept sketching
        2. Development drawing
        3. Presentation layout
      • Making
        1. Marking out [by steel rule, try square, pencil]
        2. Cutting [by reciprocating saw (scroll saw)]
        3. Sanding [by sanding disc (disc sander)]
        4. Drilling [by drilling machine (drill press)]
        5. Sanding [by sand paper]
        6. Painting [by brush]
        7. Joining [by PVA glue, hammer and nails]

    • 3. HOMEWORK (10% OF TERM MARKS)

    • Case Study / Summary [S1] (10% of Term Marks) Quiz
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      • You belong to 1S/1M GROUP 2
      • You belong to 1T/1Y GROUP 2
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      • You belong to 1S/1M GROUP 1
      • You belong to 1T/1Y GROUP 1