Methodology of Form-giving Design
Functionality, Utility and Multiutility
A course by Adolfo Navarro , Product Designer and Photographer
About the video: Functionality, Utility and Multiutility
Overview
“Is a functional object a useful object? The configurative design explores the idea that not only should a functional result be sought, but also useful. Here I will explain the difference between these 2 concepts.”
In this video lesson Adolfo Navarro addresses the topic: Functionality, Utility and Multiutility, which is part of the Domestika online course: Methodology of Form-giving Design. Learn to design in a simple and versatile way to get more with less.
Partial transcription of the video
“Since we analyze everything related to interaction and the types we can have, Now it is important to focus on what is utility and functionality. In order to concentrate well on this, we need to define and pay attention in one of the usual dilemmas of design, form or function What goes first, what has more priority or how an object develops? I hope that at this point in the course, we will all be clear that the configurative design will always prioritize About the function. Because form always comes later, since we specify with a function. I define the configurative design in this way: the f...”
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Creative Consulting, Design, Product Design
Adolfo Navarro
A course by Adolfo Navarro
Adolfo Navarro is the founder and creative director of Lo Esencial, a multiple-award-winning Mexican brand of utilitarian objects that emphasizes functionality through the appropriate use of genuine leather.
Adolfo's work is characterized by exploring possibilities and maximizing the usefulness and functionality of objects to achieve new ways of interaction and simplification, emphasizing objects that are used on a daily basis.
Among the recognitions he has received in the field of leather goods and design are two honorable mentions in the National Design Awards (2016), first place in the National Furniture Design Contest (DIMUEBLE, 2015), and an honorable mention at the National Design Biennial (2017), among others.
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