Tuesday, September 20, 2011

The Innovation Pyramid

C) Using your thorough understanding of the article selections, select two types of innovation identified in the article, that you're interested in--
Choose one from Group A:
Aesthetic Innovation
Innovation of Use
and one from Group B:
Meaning Innovation
Typological Innovation
D) Identify objects/products from your own design field that embody those types of innovation
E) Then, write a blog post in which you explain how your chosen products embody their respective type of innovation. To do this, be sure to include the following steps:
1) name the specific product/object
2) state what form of innovation it is an example of
3) define that form of innovation
4) explain how your specific product/object fits that definition


The Voido Rocking Chair, designed by Ron Arad, is an example of an aesthetic Innovation, which is defined as a product’s external appearance at first sight.  The Voido Rocking Chair fits this definition because the chair’s overall form is amazing and how it moves the eye, most of Ron Arad’s products are very curvilinear, convex, and concave.  Most of his products are based off of shape, size, proportion of elements, and color.  The Voido Rocking Chair is also an example of a meaning innovation, which is defined as the emotional and symbolic features of a product.  It fits the definition because this chair speaks to many people it not only looks interesting but it also looks fun and simple.  It is both an unusual and unique design.

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