Bauhaus ideology and the Future of Web design

bauhaus ideology
and the
future of web design
simon collison
fowd tour 2009
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
Walter Gropius
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
Left to right: Josef Albers, Hinnerk Scheper, Georg Muche, László Moholy-Nagy, Herbert Bayer, Joost Schmidt,
Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger, Gunta Stölzl, Oskar Schlemmer
one of the main objectives of the bauhaus
was to unify art, craft, and technology.
the machine was considered a positive
element, and therefore industrial and
product design were important components.
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
Gropius called for a reform in artistic
process, rather than a new style. He said that
art cannot really be taught, so he declared
that art should be led back to its fundament
and prerequisite in handicraft, where it is
possible to learn how to handle materials
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009

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an environment of experimentation and synthesis
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mass production is reconcilable with individual
artistic spirit
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honesty of construction, truth to materials
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form follows function
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simplified forms and clean lines
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qualities of light & airiness
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standardised production
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architecture adapted to our world
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
what if web design had existed in
the 1920s?
have we learned anything from
bauhaus principles?
how might we move forward?
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
a bauhaus view of
today’s web
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
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acknowledge the machine
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009

2
standardise production
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
3
encourage experimentation
and synthesis
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
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form follows function
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
5
economy and simplicity
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
a bauhaus view of
tomorrow’s web
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honesty of construction
truth to materials
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
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