Reading Response 2

For Reading Response 2, the assigned reading was Haskett Chapters 1-3. The First chapter opened up with the broad question: What is design? The chapter explained that the origins of design date all the way back to sentient life. What I found most interesting is that it is natural human nature to augment and make things better, thus the origins of design and the continuation of design are laid on the table. Fortunately, the second chapter rolls right into it stating the historical evolution of design. It first starts off with tools, then cars, and moves on to tell the reader how art was incorporated in design. The chapter also talked about the start of the first businesses and how they came to be today. The final chapter talked about the significance in design i.e. the influences certain designs could carry. The book gave an example how an art style was used in propaganda and how Adolf Hitler himself called for the design of the first VW Beetle because it emphasized the phrase "Strength through Joy".