{"id":42,"date":"2021-12-27T06:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T06:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heweb.co.uk\/?p=42"},"modified":"2023-01-05T03:18:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T03:18:33","slug":"the-best-product-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heweb.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/12\/27\/the-best-product-design\/","title":{"rendered":"2 best product design of the lonely Soviet Union"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, let’s talk about the forgotten product design of the Soviet Union. When it comes to the product design of the Soviet Union, the impression in everyone’s mind is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Stupid and clumsy”: It does not pay attention to the appearance of the product and the processing of details. It seems that the only advantage is that it is sturdy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in reality, that’s not all of Soviet design. Historically, many innovative futuristic designs were created by Soviet engineers and designers, but rarely were mass-produced. Today I’m going to talk to you about the forgotten industrial design of the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In 1962, in order to improve people’s lives, the Soviet government issued a decree called “Improving the quality of goods in the fields of mechanical engineering and light industry by implementing designs”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also meant the birth of post-war Soviet industrial design. It is worth noting that this decree is not led by artists and designers, but advocated by scientific research institutions and engineers. Next, I will show you the most creative industrial design works of the Soviet Union during this period<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sphinx computer system design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This computer system was designed in the 1980s by Dmitry Azrikan, a Russian designer and engineer from the famous VNIITE Design Institute in St. Petersburg, where I am in It will be described in detail later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Sphinx computer is not just a computer, it is a complex system containing many peripherals used in home automation, digital entertainment, communications, telecommuting, and even telemedicine.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Because this project was commissioned by the Soviet government to design a subversive “revolutionary computer”. This system covers computers, phones, TVs, radios, audio systems, and even all technical devices like Google Glass today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why Alexandra Sankova, director of the Moscow Design Museum, once said: “What we have today – touchpads and mobile phones – we have since the 1980s.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the heart of the Sphinx computer system is a modular “memory unit” that includes a triangular-shaped CPU to which three additional triangular-shaped memory expansion modules can be connected. This configuration can allow different users (eg, each member of the family) to use different programs simultaneously in multitasking.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It can be seen that the various modules of the Sphinx computer can be separated from each other and used independently, which has a hint of modular design thinking in it. In terms of appearance design, it is inspired by aviation space design. Prioritizing simplicity and portability, unnecessary elements were removed. It uses a lot of geometric shapes and is extremely simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Soviet government once planned to popularize the installation of the Sphinx computer SPHINX system in Soviet homes by the year 2000. Obviously, this idea did not materialize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today this design has been forgotten, and higher and newer technologies are flourishing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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