History of Industrial Design Spring 2019 Matthew Bird This list creates a chronological path through the reading so that it lines up better with the in-class lectures. You need to do more than just read; you need to invent a method of taking notes to extract and record the information you find interesting, important, or worth remembering. Do not write down everything you read. Don’t use speech-to- text and just read the books into word files. Decide what you want to have as a record of the ideas and information you encounter. Drawings are great! Bullet points are good! Finding ideas that relate to each other converts information into ideas. Turn your notes in as you get them done, but no more than 2 weeks at once. No notes accepted after May 17. Turn them in on paper in class, or via email to
[email protected]. It would be foolish (impossible?) to wait for the last week to do this. Make a schedule for yourself. Turn the notes in weekly, or bi-weekly. Remember that the books contain information that is not in the lectures, so keeping up with the reading will let you connect the two and give you a better experience. You will get them back, so why not create something you are excited to keep for future reference? 4/1/2017 March 13 Notes - Google Docs • Difference Engine No.1 – first automatic calculator (precursor to digital calculator and modern-day computer) Cyrus Hall Mccormick (pg. 377) • Developed agricultural implements, including first practical mechanical reaper (patented THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 1834) • Revolutionized agricultural production by drastically improving the cutting of wheat – READER turned west into bountiful wheatland and transformed North America’s economy during Civil War Candace Wheeler, “Decorative and Applied Art” 1893 ● Perhaps the first woman to run a successful John Deere (pg.