5dec2002

Papanek's function complex


(I drew this ages ago, copied from the front of Design For The Real World.)


Papanek measures good design by what he calls the function complex, a measure that includes six points all of which have to be catered for for good design.



                          METHOD:
                        * tools
                       * materials
                       * processes
                         __-+-__
                     __--       --__
                 __--               --__
               --                       --
   USE:       +                           +  ASSOCIATION:
* as tool     |                           | * family & early
* as comm-    |                           |  environment
unication     |      F U N C T I O N      | * education
* as symbol   |                           | * culture
              |                           |
              |                           |
  TELESIS:    +                           +  AESTHETICS:
* nature       --__                   __--   * gestalt
* society          --__           __--       * perception
* technological        --__   __--         * eidetic & biosocial
   bias                    -+-               'givens'
                          NEED:
                       * survival
                       * identity
                    * goal formation




Sorry, no yin-yang monads, but I'm not that good at ascii art.