Design principles

Form follows function

In the late 1910s two principles of design were adopted by the Bauhaus (major school of modern architectural design developed in Germany). Those two principles were "form follows function" and "ornament is a crime". The industrial design in America has been during the years 1925 to 1939. Companies can have a lot of problems with the first principle because it is not easy to fit every design to its function. The design needs to be accepted by the people; if the design is not accepted than it won't be sold. The second principle isn’t always right because in architecture ornamentation is part of the function. The function of the design decides its form.

The computer's Mouse

On the article it says that there are two different design principles that are being used today. One of them is the "form follows function" principle which is clearly used in the mouse's design. The computer mouse should give you the ability to control the computer in the most comfortable way; which is why its design fits to your hand. The mouse design is like half egg; which is very comfortable to move and use. The other principle of design is "Ornament is a crime", which is quite right in the computer mouse. There are hundreds of mouse designs that have a lot of ornament on them. But most of the people doesn’t use them. It is very hard to fit design to its function. For example the tablet's mouse, its function is to be handy, small, and easy to use. The design of the tablet's mouse fits only to the first two principles. The tablet's mouse is not that easy and comfortable to use. So we can see that it is not easy to fit design to its function/s.