Design in a Nutshell

As part of the reading week task, we were asked to watch 6 videos titled "Design in a Nutshell" to help us to get to grips with Fashion from the past as we move in to the future.




























These were the 6 elements to which each 2 minute long video explored..

1. The Gothic Revival (Medieval Times-5th to the 15th Century).
2. Arts and Crafts - The movement (1880).
3. Bauhaus (Germany- 1919-1933).
4. Modernism (20th Century).
5. American Industrial Design (1920's America).
6. Post Modernism (1972).

As a whole, I found each short video to be exploding with knowledge of the key elements of each of the eras, however due to the quirky and fun illustrations and animations that coincided with the factual information, I found myself actually paying attention and being interested in past fashion history to which I would usually find difficult to keep interested in, had it just been written down in black and white.

The way in which each clip was created was in an almost childlike element with cartoon characters and comical tones, this I feel is a very clever way of keeping people interested as the creative ideas behind it know that this is a way to interact with people best. Also, the way in which each era was being explained was simplistic and easy to digest, making for a very fun and enjoyable short video to which you actually learn some very valid information!

Here are the links to each of the short videos described above..
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsfL8KpM7Qs
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBq73yxha0o
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQa0BajKB4Q
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDCEtnXlA4Y
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKmkvOLD3Q
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKomOqYU4Mw