Core77
e
- Topics
- Features
- Awards
- Careers
-
Firms
- Firms
- Search Firms;
- Firm Projects
- Forums
-
More...
- About Us
- Contact Us
- Advertise
- About
- Terms of Use
Raymond Loewy's Illustrative Chart Showing the Evolution of Form Factors
Cars, trains, phones, clocks, chairs, stemware, dresses, bathing suits
By Rain Noe - May 22, 2018
Raymond Loewy, the father of industrial design, once drew up this nifty chart showing how from factors evolved into the early 20th century:
Enter a caption (optional)We know it's hard to see, so let's blow it up a bit:
Enter a caption (optional)
Enter a caption (optional)
Enter a caption (optional)
Enter a caption (optional)What I wouldn't give to see him still alive and completing the chart up to the modern day.
Are any of you game to try? And/or do you have ideas for different objects you'd show? If you draw something up, post it in the comments and we'll make you famiss.
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
Comments
Related Reading
-
Yo! C77 Sketch: Tips for Rendering Chrome
In this episode of Yo! C77 Sketch, Michael DiTullo shows us how to properly render chrome without overdoing it
By Michael DiTullo - May 14, 2018
-
Colored Pencil Sketch Shootout: Which are Better, Prismacolor Scholars or Prismacolor Premiers?
Is there really a quality difference?
By Rain Noe - May 1, 2018
-
Yo! C77 Sketch: How to Add Texture to Your Sketches
The secret's out! Michael DiTullo demonstrates his go-to method for adding awesome texture to analog sketches
By Michael DiTullo - April 4, 2018
1 Comment -
Yo! C77 Sketch: How to Simulate Woodgrain in a Sketch
Michael DiTullo adds woodgrain to a sketch using a variety of different tools
By Michael DiTullo - March 23, 2018
Continued Reading
-
This Rendering Competition is a Great Way to Chill
The third leg of our Summer '19 Design-athlon is here!
By Eric Ludlum - August 21 New
-
As an Undergrad, James Plimmer Designed an Easier-to-Use Inhaler
In user tests,167% of patients showed improved inhaler technique using Plimmer's Flohaler.
By Alexandra Alexa - August 21 New
1 Comment -
Find your way to a new job as an Industrial Designer at Garmin in Kansas City, MO
Work on cycling computers, outdoor handhelds, dash cams, marine radars, and much more
By Coroflot Jobs - August 21 New
-
CASE Command E6
The future of farming is changing, drones are roaming the skies and patrolling the...
By Ryan Short August 21 New
-
How the Customer Interview Illuminates Innovation
Few companies set up their customer conversations in ways that lead to accurate and useful data. The key is to ask better questions.
By Christie Nicholson - August 20
-
Sponsored PostAdidas' Director of Sustainability Alexis Olans Haass discusses materials, experiments and sustainability
Alexis Olans Haass of Adidas discusses how to engage consumers and integrate brand strategy with environmental awareness
By Chris Lefteri - August 20
-
Get your bass in gear as an Industrial Designer for White River Marine Group in Springfield, MO
Support new product development and engineering for six brands of power boat products
By Coroflot Jobs - August 20
-
-
Dust London is Transforming Tea Waste Into Covetable Homewares
The tea leaves infuse the objects with a range of earthy tones and subtle textures
By Alexandra Alexa - August 19
-
The Pacific all-day shoes using materials destined for landfill
Taking materials that would be otherwise destined for landfill, The Pacific is an eco-conscious...
By Aaron Roubitchek August 18
-
Explore the Evolution of the Office (and Possibilities for the Future) at A/D/O's Latest Exhibition
Out of Office asks: "If the office is no longer spatial, what has it become?"
By Alexandra Alexa - August 16
-
-
Metamorphose - portable stain remover
Many techniques and methods are used to remove clothes stains including scrubbing, dabbing and...
By Chris Barnes August 16
-
Quench your thirst for a new job as a Product Developer at Takeya in Huntington Beach, CA
Design reusable bottles, pitchers and accessories in Southern California
By Coroflot Jobs - August 16
-
A Hand-Operated Rolling Bridge Planned for London Redevelopment
"This design owes much to its Victorian forbears," architect Thomas Randall-Page explains
By Alexandra Alexa - August 15
1 Comment -
Sponsored PostCurrently Crowdfunding: A Modular Guitar, the Latest From Oru Kayak, and More
The most notable campaigns of the week
By Alexandra Alexa - August 15
Core77's Design Directory
-
Hot On Coroflot
-
Design Jobs
Rod Saa
Tang Makeber
K
{Welcome
Create a Core77 Account
Already have an account? Sign In
By creating a Core77 account you confirm that you accept the Terms of Use
K
Reset Password
Please enter your email and we will send an email to reset your password.