Fowd bauhaus

bauhaus ideologyand the

future of web design

simon collisonfowd tour 2009

bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009

Walter Gropius

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.

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

• an environment of experimentation and synthesis

•mass production is reconcilable with individual artistic spirit

• honesty of construction, truth to materials

• form follows function

• simplified forms and clean lines

• qualities of light & airiness

• standardised production

• architecture adapted to our world

what if web design had existed in the 1920s?

have we learned anything from bauhaus principles?

how might we move forward?

a bauhaus view of today’s web

1acknowledge the machine

2standardise production

3encourage experimentation

and synthesis

4form follows function

5economy and simplicity

a bauhaus view of tomorrow’s web

1honesty of construction

truth to materials

http://www.ecoki.com/

http://secondandpark.com/

2develop systems

http://fivesimplesteps.co.uk/

http://sushiandrobots.com/

3a holistic approach to

web design

http://flickr.com/photos/adactio//

http://fivesimplesteps.co.uk/

http://jasonsantamaria.com/articles/whats-golden/

4mass production and

individual expression

http://squaredeye.com/

http://kissmeimpolish.com/

http://jasonsantamaria.com/

http://gregorywood.co.uk/

5adapt and respond to

our world

http://www.yugop.com/

http://www.chromeexperiments.com/detail/browser-ball/

Excerpt from “On Utopianism”, spoken by Walter Gropius.

thanks

simon collisonfowd tour 2009

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@collylogic

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