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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
7. 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
10. 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
14. • 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
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
15. 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
16. a bauhaus view of
today’s web
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http://squaredeye.com/
http://kissmeimpolish.com/
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http://jasonsantamaria.com/
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http://gregorywood.co.uk/
37. 5
adapt and respond to
our world
bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
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http://www.yugop.com/
39. bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
http://www.yugop.com/
40. bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
http://www.chromeexperiments.com/detail/browser-ball/
41. bauhaus ideology and the future of web design simon collison fowd tour 2009
Excerpt from “On Utopianism”, spoken by Walter Gropius.
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