TheRodinhoods

Design isn’t “Make it pop!”


photo credit: Jay Mantri

Products have always been more useful if they are intrinsically built simple. I haven’t heard of a single good product where people say “The interface is really difficult to use.” A product that works well but is touch to use is like a colleague with whom you work everyday, say the right things, do the right stuff in a very formal, structured approach.

A product that is easy and simple to use is like your best friend. You get the job done, but it’s like a weekend with beer and a movie playing. It’s just better.
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This is achieved by good design. And there are a lot of things good design is, and lot of things it isn’t. Just like in good design, where we need to focus on what is not needed, before we figure out what is, it’s important to understand what design isn’t before we understand what it is.

What design isn’t

What design (possibly) is

I’m writing ‘possibly’ here, because this is not etched in stone. It’s my learning and understanding so far -and you will have your own.


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