Critical Analysis Of Modern Design In The West

This is a critical analysis article about Western Modern Design, in this "critical" is not apassive denial, but its division of its own borders. Use the features of "demarcation", todescribe the variety of phenomena, to explain the general nature of contemporary design.Starts with the humanistic theory in the western philosophy, reveals the humanism of the mainline through the perspective of the development of Western modern design history, designcriticism with the intervening deeply affected. Arts and Crafts Movement - Functionalism–Post Modern during these periods, from the denial of machine production to the combinationof art and technology, then people care , realizing design for the social ideals of public service,showing the generation of humanistic thought in the design criticism.In recent years, with more and more attention to the users，contemporary design criticismturned to people’s own research, humanism in the design criticism has gradually establishedits core position. Use "Toward things themselves "and" realistic "philosophical method, combdesign criticism from the general development context, to ferret out the connotation of thehumanism in the development of three phases of design criticism, and then analyze the mainproblems in contemporary design practice.The people-oriented theory is the essence of humanism. It focuses on human values, andwith the basic purpose of the existence and development of human beings, it aims atbalancing the interpersonal relationships, the relationship between man and products and thatbetween man and nature from the demand of human physiology, psychology and customs.Under the guidance of the principles of people-oriented, to criticize the various tendencies incontemporary design phenomenon, and its division of its own borders, which is feasible,which we have not food for thought for the future design practice. It should be noted that notextremes meet, and back the opposite direction, to deviate from the track of humanism.Through the study of the history of Western design criticism, revealing the context of thedevelopment of humanism helps us to recognize the problems that exist in contemporarydesign practice. Use the reductive method of phenomenological, research perspective shiftfrom the object of design to the design and the presence of experience and wisdom of survivalassociated. and to creatively reflect on contemporary design practice in China. Combinationof humanism of Design criticism and contemporary design practice to ponder the relationshipbetween human beings, people and nature, people and products, to resolve the associationbetween the designers, products, life world, and trying to figure out regularity of the clues.Depth research into the design criticism toward the contemporary living world and the humanbody experiences help us to construct the design of critical theory with local characteristics.