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10 Product Design Icons from the 20th Century

04/14/2016 by Dr Rafiq Elmansy

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Following the product design timeline during the 20th century, we can observe that design has evolved to focus on the function rather than the form which dominated 19th-century design movements. Design schools such as post-modernism and Bauhaus contributed to focus on the function of the design and how it serves people’s needs. The product design […]

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