Why Design in the 1980s Looked So Weird & Why It’s Relevant Today
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 Published On May 16, 2022

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0:00 Intro
0:50 Why the 80s Are STILL Relevant
2:21 The 80s Were Fun
3:04 Smashing the Paradigm
4:46 Form Follows Emotion
9:55 How 80s Designs Defined Today's Design
10:32 Frog Design, Apple, & Meaning
13:09 Collaboration Enabled by Tech
14:43 Why is Memphis So Important?
15:54 How Tech Enabled Rapid Iteration
17:19 Why This All Matters

BIG thanks to Mara Holt Skov and Raffi Minasian for helping out so much with this video! Also, be sure to check out Matthew Bird's History of Design YouTube Channel:    / historyofid  


All content written by John Mauriello. Edited by Bradley Heath and John Mauriello. John Mauriello has been working professionally as an industrial designer since 2010. He is an Adjunct Professor of industrial design at California College of the Arts.

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