module 11.1

sustainable design

A r t 1 0 0

U n d e r s t a n d i n g V i s u a l C u l t u r e

how do we evaluate what

makes good art?

definitely, through form: how powerfully and effectively

does it communicate through visual form?

e.g., through line, color, shape, composition, etc.

does content matter? (the subject matter of the picture?)

some writers on art think the subject matter is significant—

some do not.

what do you think? does it matter what it's a picture of?—for

example, a beautiful landscape versus a destroyed industrial

one?

John Everett MILLAIS, Christ in the House of His Parents, 1849-50, oil on canvas

The Hangover (Suzanne Valadon), 1887-8 oil and chalk on paper

Monsieur Henri Fourcade at

the Opera Ball

1889

Oil on cardboard, 77 x 62 cm

Museu de Arte, São Paulo

In Bed

1893

Oil on cardboard, 54 x 71 cm

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

how do we evaluate what

makes good design?

aesthetic impact

functional delight: does the poster make us want to see

show, or buy the product? (in the case of product design,

does it function the way we want it to?)

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

poster design

1892

Toulouse-Lautrec

Caudiuex

poster 1893

Toulouse-Lautrec

1893

poster advertising a sensational

magazine article

how do we evaluate what

makes good design today?

aesthetic impact

functional delight

sustainability

This graphic tracks a given product across five domains:

• raw materials

• manufacturing

• distribution & purchase

• user experience

• disposal

how do you choose?

• based on style (aesthetics)

• function (does it work the way I

need it to?

• what about sustainability?

zero waste messenger bag

• specially designed pattern

• local fabric

• 100% recyclable fabric

http://www.rickshawbags.com/la

ptop-messenger-bags/zero-

messenger-bags.html

https://www.ted.com/talks/catherine_mohr_builds_green?language

=en

Watch this TED talk.