week 1.

1.My Argument

Designer is the world's greatest careers, their daily life from the subtle to see different things, and to use more whimsy to the transformation of products which make it more practical, to make our lives better. But in the design process, there will be the presence of such a design: With designer out of something, but in real life it is far from the expected useful so big. It is a world of innovation, this is beyond doubt. With the continuous improvement of people's sense of innovation, thought more open, acceptance is also growing, so there have been some design ideas. While these innovations out of the product may seem like science, in fact, true to life, but did not achieve the desired results.

Argument : Practicality or Aesthetics what is more important in design

There are Some Examples

Example 1

Fliz Pedal Car

Because it does not seat, nor pedal with the gear, only the frame and the seat belt, the mode of operation is to use the pedals. The problem is where to put the pedal after the finish? This bike just from the aesthetic point of view, streamlined body with yellow gives the feeling of youthful vigor，beautiful fashion. But from the usability point of view is not so good.

This Design Problem

         When people ride the Fliz Pedal Car, feet can not be placed, compared with the traditional bicycle, the bicycle power system design problem, not by pedals only generate power, but by human. People riding the bicycle will be tired, and has security risks.

         This bike is only suitable for downhill, when people encounter uphill, this bike can not be used. This bike is functional too single.

The Design Highlights

         The bicycle design unique, many young people like to try new products, this bike is a good choice. Compared with the traditional bicycle, the bicycle appeared on the streets will attract popular, not perfect only bright colors and sleek design good, a combination of aesthetics and bicycle

         This bike for downhill, therefore suitable for people who love extreme sports.

According to the above description, the comprehensive score (out of 10)

Practicality	Aesthetics
3	7

Through this value (3-7 = -4) can prove that the product design is more biased in favor of Aesthetics.

Example 2

Have to admit that as a Speaker, this style is very distinctive style, avant-garde. But this is only the body without the head speaker at home may be frightened children. Design style is very unique, but practicality is not good, Because most people can not accept such a strange style.

This Design Problem

         The most widely-used type of speaker today is the dynamic speaker, invented in 1925 by Edward W. Kellogg and Chester W. Rice. The dynamic speaker operates on the same basic principle as a dynamic microphone, but in reverse, to produce sound from an electrical signal. When an alternating current electrical audio signal input is applied through the voice coil, a coil of wire suspended in a circular gap between the poles of a permanent magnet, the coil is forced to move rapidly back and forth due to Faraday's law of induction, which causes a diaphragm (usually conically shaped) attached to the coil to move back and forth, pushing on the air to create sound waves. But this speaker its design is unreasonable, because the area in the positive direction of the acoustic wave propagation circle is the largest most coverage, and this speaker he is oblique angle coverage so little acoustic. The purpose is to sound speaker cover the entire room, and the speaker will only cover part of the sound in a small area. (See Picture 1 )

The left is an ordinary speaker sound wave trajectory, the right is a dog-shaped speaker sonic trajectory, coverage can be seen from the sound waves is not very reasonable this speaker design.

The Design Highlights

         Avant-garde design, on the living room will attract the attention of the guests, for people who like individuality.

According to the above description, the comprehensive score (out of 10)

Practicality	Aesthetics
1	3

Through this value (1-3 = -2) can prove that the product design is not neither function nor aesthetics

2.Solution

Compared Fliz Pedal Car, we can look at this bike

The bike design aesthetics, streamlined body, people feel very simple but not a lack of sense of technology. In terms of functionality, and like a traditional bike, by foot pedal to generate power.

According to the above description, the comprehensive score (out of 10)

Practicality	Aesthetics
10	10

Through this value (10-10 =0 can prove that the bike design is very average at practicality and aesthetics.

Compared dog speaker, we can look at this speaker

This speaker design is very beautiful and very reasonable, its shape is rectangular, covering a large area of sonic, and this speaker design is simple, but not the lack of a classic flavor, suitable for business use but also for home.

According to the above description, the comprehensive score (out of 10)

Practicality	Aesthetics
9	9

Through this value (9-9 =0 can prove that the speaker design is very average at practicality and aesthetics.

3.Summary

In modern society, with the improvement of social material and cultural living standards. People claim these products are rising. Whether it is the main aspect of the usefulness of the structural performance of the performance, or the appearance of the performance art form, it is to measure the value of the product. designers can design some of the practical and aesthetic products, before the production of products to find some friends to experience the feeling.