Bauhaus ideology and the Future of Web design

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. 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 material

and the

future of web design

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Walter Gropius

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

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.

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

• 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

what if web design had existed in

a bauhaus view of

today’s web

acknowledge the machine

standardise production

encourage experimentation

and synthesis

form follows function

economy and simplicity

a bauhaus view of

tomorrow’s web

honesty of construction

truth to materials

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develop systems

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http://sushiandrobots.com/

a holistic approach to

web design

http://flickr.com/photos/adactio//

http://fivesimplesteps.co.uk/

http://jasonsantamaria.com/articles/whats-golden/

mass production and individual expression

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http://jasonsantamaria.com/

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adapt and respond to

our world

http://www.yugop.com/

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http://www.chromeexperiments.com/detail/browser-ball/

Excerpt from “On Utopianism”, spoken by Walter Gropius.

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