While I agree w/ Jared's assessment of point 5 and Fritz as well, I do caution against throwing the baby out w/ the bat water.
The initial post was not so much, here's mine, fuck off, if don't do it, but rather. here are my principles, what are yours and why are they valuable to you based on your experience. There were 6 points mentioned by Thomas and while #5 was a tad over stated, there is definitely merit to questioning a) do you have articulated and used principles that you evaluate your designs against? b) if so what are they? c) if not, shouldn't you? and I'll throw in d) shouldn't principles be flexible to the context of their use? so I'd like to focus back on principles here by stating mine: Holism over centrism - need to consider all aspects of the design Context over theory - tools are great, theories are wonderful, use as appropriate to the context Clarity over simplicity - simple is as simple does. Be clear is always required, simplicity is not always the goal, but simplicity CAN aid in clarity Inclusion over exclusion - include stakeholders as is appropriate in the context of design Multidisciplinary over silos - no 1 design discipline is gospel Visualization over narration - show me, don't tell me Emotion over logic - this one should be more balanced, but to keep my structure, I believe that emotional engagement is more important than functional logic. Aesthetics over usability - Beauty is more powerful than functionalism Business over design - if it can't be sustained in "the market" then what's the point? market is being used generally here, not just commercial market, but also for attention or just organizational utility. When I say "over" it doesn't mean disregard, it means, through consideration of both, I lean towards 1 in my decision making as there will always be points that put them in irreconcilable contention. Enjoy! use or throw out, or re-assemble as you feel fit! -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45640 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
