A strong or a good design does not mean how good the design
looks, it focuses on its performance, astonishment, convertibility and how I fulfill
the main purpose. It relies on few external factors and inputs as possible and
they are easy to manipulate and measure to achieve an expected output. A good
design is always the simplest possible working solution.
My 1st journal on what makes a strong design mainly focuses on Dieter Rams 10 principles. This has helped me understand what a good design literally means.
My 1st journal on what makes a strong design mainly focuses on Dieter Rams 10 principles. This has helped me understand what a good design literally means.
As what this famous German industrial designer says a good
design is honest, it does not attempt to manipulate buyers and users with promises
it cannot keep. He even make a distinction between the common “less is more”
and his strongly advise “less, but better” highlighting the fact that this
approach focuses on the important aspects thus, the products are not burdened
with non-essential. The desirable result would then be purer and simpler.
The Functionality, sustainability, quality, its different
style, how practical it is and the economic conditions of a product is also a
main part of a strong design. Like on example what my professor gave about
having no doors or windows for a room.
A good design can be very innovative or it might just get
the job done. Innovative design always develops in tandem with innovative
technology and can never be an end in itself. How functional is a strong design?
Useful design fills its extended function it could be both primary and
secondary function and solve all the problems. A good design emphasis the
usefulness of a product whilst disregarding anything that possibly detracts
from it.
Only well-executed objects can integral to its usefulness
because products used every day have an effect on people and their well-being.
From a visual and aesthetic point of view, the
answer is entirely subjective to the untrained eye; a design either works or it
doesn't. But behind the creation of every design …be it a car, a book or a
website, there is one crucial question: “Is it fit for purpose?” Design is far
from skin-deep and requires objective analysis and thought.
