Applied arts

The application of color to these glass cups is an act of applied art since they did not need any colour at all to perform their function.

This street-sweeping machine appears to have been streamlined for purely aesthetic purposes, since it moves only at the walking pace of the operator.

The Normandie Hotel, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was inspired by the ocean liner SS Normandie. The streamlining of static objects was a common theme in Art Deco architecture.

The applied arts are the application of design and decoration to everyday objects to make them aesthetically pleasing.^[1] The term is applied in distinction to the fine arts which aims to produce objects which are beautiful or provide intellectual stimulation. In practice, the two often overlap.

The fields of industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, interior design, and the decorative arts are considered applied arts. In a creative or abstract context, the fields of architecture and photography are also considered applied arts.

Movements

Museums of Applied Arts

Bauhaus Archive
Die Neue Sammlung, Germany
Leipzig Museum of Applied Arts, Germany
Martin-Gropius-Bau
Museum of Applied Arts (Belgrade), Serbia
Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest), Hungary
Museum für angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, Germany
Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Cologne), Germany
Museum für angewandte Kunst Wien, Austria
Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts (MUDAC), Lausanne, Switzerland
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts (Saint Petersburg), Russia
Prague Museum of Decorative Arts, Czech Republic
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

References

↑ "applied art" in The Oxford Dictionary of Art. Online edition. Oxford University Press, 2004. www.oxfordreference.com. Retrieved 23 November 2013.

Communication design	Advertising Book design Corporate design Exhibit design Film title design Graphic design Motion Postage stamp design Print design Illustration Information design Instructional design News design Photography Retail design Signage / Traffic sign design Typography / Type design Video design Visual merchandising
Environmental design	Architecture Architectural lighting design Building design Passive solar Ecological design Environmental impact design Garden design Computer-aided Healthy community design Hotel design Interior architecture Interior design EID Keyline design Landscape architecture Sustainable Landscape design Spatial design Urban design
Industrial design	Automotive design Automotive suspension design CMF design Corrugated box design Electric guitar design Furniture design Sustainable Hardware interface design Motorcycle design Packaging and labeling Photographic lens design Product design Production design Sensory design Service design
Interaction design	Experience design EED Game design Level design Video game design Hardware interface design Icon design Immersive design Information design Sonic interaction design User experience design User interface design Web design
Other applied arts	Public art design Ceramic / glass design Fashion design Costume design Jewelry design Floral design Game art design Property design Scenic design Sound design Stage/set lighting design Textile design
Other design & engineering	Algorithm design Boiler design Conceptual design Database design Drug design Electrical system design Experimental design Filter design Job design Integrated circuit design Circuit design Physical design Power network design Nuclear weapon design Nucleic acid design Organization design Process design Processor design Protein design Research design Social design Software design Spacecraft design Strategic design Systems design

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Tools
Intellectual property
Organizations
Awards

Tools	AAD Architectural model Blueprint Comprehensive layout CAD CAID Virtual home design software CAutoD Design quality indicator Electronic design automation Flowchart Mockup Product design specification Prototype Sketch Storyboard Technical drawing Web design program Website wireframe
Intellectual property	Community design Design around Design patent Geschmacksmuster Industrial design rights European Union
Organizations	AIGA Chartered Society of Designers Design and Industries Association Design Council International Forum Design The Design Society Design Research Society
Awards	European Design Award German Design Award Good Design Award (Chicago) Good Design Award (Japan) Graphex IF product design award James Dyson Award Prince Philip Designers Prize

Applied arts

Movements

Museums of Applied Arts

See also

References

Further reading