Wednesday, November 10, 2010

:: MMI 1023_ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN_Form Follow Function, Function Follow Form ::

What is 'Form Follow Function, Function Follow Form'?

As my knowledge,
The First 3 Fs: Form Follow Function,
- From the term of Form, i think it is considered as an object or subject.
- The term of Follow might be 'follow on', 'follow through' or 'follow up'.
- The term of Function can be 'rules', or 'function' itself.
- The sequence of 'form follow function', it may wants to bring up the meaning of the form of an object or a subject is formed by regarding the function or rules which has been established.
- Everything was fixed, orderly.

The Second 3 Fs: Function Follow Form.
- Due to the opposite arrangement, it brings another meaning.
- And these three terms were not remained the total same meaning as what i had mentioned above.
- 'function follow form', it may wants to bring up the meaning of a function or call it as ceremony was formed by regarding the commander or director.
- For example, a poster design with typograpghy is designed by how the designer wants it to be, the designer can choose the typeface either san-serif or serif.
-Everything can be vary, changeable and flexible.

In addition, the explaination of Form Follow Function from Wikipedia is:
- a principle associated with modern architecture and industrial design in the 20th century. The principle is that the shape of a building or object should be primiraly based upon its intended function or purpose.

and the following, is the video of Form Follow Function from LifeVideopedia:

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