Write your post this week on your opinion of Rashid’s work. How would you describe him as a designer? What from your research is your favorite and least favorite piece of design work from Rashid?
some notes:
In their discussion, Rashid says that an object should exist only if it better our life. He also talks bout how the best designs are the ones that can serve both poor and rich, a person of any culture, any gender. Democratization of design. He talks about the importance of functionalism. “Things stick with us if they effectively serve us”. Below-the-line design is the design that we don’t even think about. Ergonomics! Also how “designer” is associated with fashion. They also talk about how design is inseparable from technology. This ultimately means that design inevitably leads to innovation. It is far from only style (the visual component). And the idea that every person is born creative.
It was a very interesting conversation from my perspective. I mostly agree with the view that a good design is something that every person can use. However, I would like to add that there should a be bit more appreciation towards the objects that are aimed at not fully-able people. Of course, some designs are so genius that they are accessible to anyone, however, if such design doesn’t exist and a designer is not coming up with it, it should be admired that a certain object does not focus on fully-able people’s experience.
As for the idea that almost everyone is born creative, I believe it is indeed true. And I really resonate with this notion. And I most certainly agree that the way children are raised could affect the extent of their creative thinking. I believe it is not only a matter of education and developing a particular framework of design thinking, it is also about being free to express yourself and not being threatened by others’ expression of themselves. I believe it is not coincidental that a lot of artistic and creative people are very confident in wearing bright clothes or having a relatively “loud” personality. It is because they are fine with expressing themselves, which gives them the freedom and peace of mind that further helps them in their creative process.
As for Karim’s designs, I generally liked them. As I like to do, I connected his style with Keith Haring. Something about these shapes and lines and patterns just comes together for me as a “colorful Keith Haring”. It s also quite similar to Marc Newson’s designs as they both designed so much stuff from so many industries. Apparently, that’s what a lot of designers do.
My favorite piece that I noticed on his website was this (Ceramic collection)
Maybe the reason is that I’ve been looking at a lot of interior designs lately and this matte texture and the appropriate color (from my perspective) was something that has drawn my attention. I just like matte stuff.
The least favorite thing would be:
yeah. from my perspective it just looks ugly. It kind of fits into his aesthetics though (the patterns and the colors) however it just doesn’t appear nice to me. I would not buy this suitcase. plus, it is not very noticeable in the airport. I would expect a bright pink color (just from the perspective of functionality and his aesthetic).