But there is a fine line between form and function in the case of custom bikes.
From the moment one enters the show, the relationship between form and function comes into play.
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Temples to minimalism that echo the products in every way, including form and function.
On the inside: Good design is defined by the intersection between form and function.
This new inkjet series is a game-changer for the printing industry delivering the ultimate combination of form and function.
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Flavio Manzoni designed the car to emphasize the link between form and function.
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"In essence, we will match form and function, " said project principle investigator David Van Essen at Washington University in St.
But if your thing is form then here are 7 steps to taking form and function down the Apple pathway.
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While the form and function may be very much inspired by nature, the practicalities are very much in the human realm.
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Regardless of manufacturer, the similarities in smartphones are striking because the form and function is so well defined by consumer needs.
As "Luck" progresses, however, this bedraggled gang, almost Shakespearean in its dramatic form and function, reveals a key to the entire series.
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Although this teaching lacked the heroic content Sullivan felt architecture required, he did draw from it his famous dictum about form and function.
The building he designed demonstrates equal clarity of form and function.
Designed for both form and function, photo printing is now as portable as photo taking: ZINK Technology does not require messy ribbons, toner or inkjet cartridges.
"The bone that was recovered from the Hadar site has all the hallmarks of the form and function of the modern human foot, " he told the BBC.
Each unit is custom-built to ensure superb form and function.
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Combining Logitech's expertise in seamless connectivity with UE's heritage of providing great sound in the tiniest of packages, the new line-up blends form and function to deliver the right sound for any situation.
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If you like (and this is not strictly accurate in a legal sense but is good enough) there needs to be a marriage of form and function for there to be passing off.
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Yet until a few decades ago, the form and function of this crucial communications network remained elusive to scientists, even as it became clear that it held the key to critical mysteries in pharmacology and medicine.
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Reading mode and Smart Remote are clearly the Note 8.0's two biggest software features, but to make the tab just a bit more alluring, Samsung's pre-loading two other applications suited to the Note 8.0's form and function.
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And contrary to the old dogma that the brain is genetically fixed in form and function, he says, the new understanding of "neuroplasticity" means the brain has the ability to change in significant ways throughout life, not only as a result of experiences but also by our own mental activity.
Aspect tracks the form, function and price of more than 10 million components, then meshes this mega-catalog with a client's data on preferred suppliers, inventory and buying habits. 3Com Corp. used it to learn that six departments were paying different prices for the same component from different suppliers.
Underneath all the sculpted plastic and neon, form did follow function in Googie diners, casinos and theme parks.
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Where Jobs was the impresario of form, function, and business model, Land was the wizard of optics, chemistry, and physics.
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Musk isn't a fan of the automobile, and suggests its creators put form over function.
The form function of the little laptops with screens between nine and eleven inches is still a wonderful one for the traveller.
The two architectural genres appear antithetical aesthetically, and conceptually seem to come from opposite extremes: the modernist ideal of form following function versus the over-the-top commercialism of Googie confections.
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But to compete in a function over form world, the luxury industry will need to do more things better, and be the best at a lot of things.
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