Where do ideas and concepts come from? If you were to ask me, I would say our surroundings, that all ideas and concepts are originally formed by what we see, hear, touch, taste, smell and experience. Concepts are taken from nature or our environments and recycled in new forms and combinations.
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There appear to be three ways in which ideas can be recycled, iteration, invention and extrapolation. Iteration is where a process is repeated over and over again until a desired outcome is reached. In design, this could be seen as drawing an object repeatedly and slightly differently until a goal is met. Invention is the process of taking multiple ideas and mashing them together to form a new and interesting design. Extrapolation is taking an existing object and changing it to make it more practical/aesthetic depending on the need.
There are also many different 'genres' of designs ranging from architectural design to natural design. I feel that I am drawn more to geometric and natural designs. Geometric designs, to me, are more abstract and stand out more, while natural forms blend well and can be a variety of shapes.
When we look at concepts and ideas for man made objects, you can almost always find the inspiration in nature. Some examples are Hook-and-Loop fasteners, airplanes and antennas. The inspiration is all around us, it is just the combination of ideas and the design process that makes the concept original and meaningful.
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