Today, we, as users, are surrounded by thousands of products, each contributing to our lives in some other way. The list of products is endless, from tooth brushes to sky-scrappers to... All products are designed to perform certain functions, physically or otherwise. The vehicles we use are not only for transportation but also as status symbols. The clothes I wear show which class I belong to. I must have a wall clock that will not only show time but will match my sense of beauty and go along with the decor in my drawing room. The shoes that I wear for going to the office will be different from the ones that I will prefer for a picnic. Thus, I have different criteria as to what my shoes should look like in different conditions. Electronic equipment in houses which are more playful. Thus, under conflicting visual requirements, we live in a complex visual environment which is generated by thousands of man-made objects. And at times, there are chances that it goes beyond control.

A quote reads, "We live surrounded by too much visual squalor that is man-made, and living in a visual slum is hardly likely to foster the development of an emotional experience." Each product form is designed to have certain aesthetic implications and expressive or symbolic meaning. And if we don’t control it, there is the possibility of visual chaos. Before looking at these aspects, let us look into the historical perspective of the evolution of form and the development of the human sensitivity towards form.