Category: Design Research Blog

Within the field of architecture “Brutalism” is a modernist style from post World War Two. A focus upon functionalist design, geometry and exposure of structural materials (Brockington & Cicmil 2016) A simplified interpretation of this is concrete buildings similar with a heavy geometric shape of cubes, square, and rectangles. The Buffalo City Court Building is… Continue reading Brutalist/punk/anti/anarchic design

Maximalism in essence is the direct opposite of minimalism. Applying this within your design ethos ensures a must for the incorporation of more visual elements; colours, patterns, textures and decoration (Andrews 2020). Within Maximalist design is an assortment of complex shapes, colours and assets to fill out the canvas or space. While minimalism strives to… Continue reading Maximalist, Kitsch, and Jeff Koons

Generally, Minimalist design is a visual presentation that focuses on prioritising the essential. Taken and stripped down to its core function there is a focus on simplicity, clean lines and a monochromatic colour scheme with an emphasis on the use of negative space (Hohenadel 2022). An observation of the piece “Two Open Modular Cubes/Half-Off (1972)”… Continue reading Minimalist Design and Zaha Hadid

Collage is understood to have originated in 1912 as an anomalous creative act that claimed the movement from Analytical cubism to synthetic cubism (Hildner 1996). Coming from the French word coller, which roughly means “to glue”; the motive for how the collage artform came about is relatively unknown, but is generally believed that it was… Continue reading Modern retro collage and Cristiana Couciero