During the Middle Ages, didactic design considerations emerged that were of great importance – often having a strong link to historical events at the time. Some of these designs also have an influence on contemporary product design. This essay will show, through analysis and discussion of several designs from the medieval era, as well as some historical background to the time period of the designs, how morally-instructive (didactic) design considerations came about during the Middle Ages and of what
village of less than 2000 inhabitants surrounded by heavily tidal marshland and fed by two rivers, the Taff and the Ely. Laying closely to the south was Butetown, located in the Parish of Saint Mary's. Back then, Cardiff's main industry was the mining and transportation of coal, mainly by big 25 tonne load barges. As the Industrial Revolution swept over the British Isles, demand for coal grew considerably. The Glamorganshire canal, which was built in 1794 to transport iron from the Merthyr