David Pye Reading Reflection
I
really liked Pye's opinion on the fact that
our skills as craftsmen have made us
often adapt a cheaper way to make things.
He also mentions that we still bend
to the will of the materials. We as
a society have no apparent true way
to adapt materials. Pye
later on mentions that design aids
in humanity's happiness. By creating
pieces of work that we as society
can both love and use or admire. Although
war has been throughout civilization,
so has art. Pye tells about
the benefits of art being produced
during times of war. They
have given us an opportunity to
learn from the past. Also
the economical/cheapness of our society is constantly at odds with
our desires. This causes a rift between
them. Yet if mankind set aside
tools or economical ideas mankind
would not be as advanced as
it is. This is a valid point and Pye's
overall idea of aesthetic rules also
provide clarity to the nature of design.
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