Yohan, I think this line about limiting design to "intended purpose" is where I disagree and might help clarify my position a bit.
While I agree that "intended purpose" or "context of use" is a HUGELY important driver, I still truly believe that the ego of the designer is the true differentiator of design. why? b/c if we can all sum up everything else in terms of methods and practice, the soul can never be summed up like that. This is why I have concentrated recently on talking about connectedness to the designer and the "soul of design". (articles & videos at johnnyholland.org and businesstobuttons.com) So if we can agree that aesthetics and usability at some level equal out to the best design for intention, and everyone is moving towards that goal (at least in this community) then what's left? YOU! ME! And what we can add that no one else can ever consider to add. This is Ive, this is Starck, this is Behar, this is Antenna Design, this is Pixar, so on and so forth. But let's also be clear here. That there is design and then there is design and not everything needs or requires such "embellishments". For SAP or EMC the reality is that even reaching a balance of aesthetics and usability towards a holistic design is a miracle, so let's just be happy there. Also the purpose of the product is not to connect to brand or designer, or to the whole of humanity, but just to get shit done without wanting to throw your computer through the window. Yes, I'm sure niceties like a shaking log in box on error would be nice and helpful towards bringing delight to the experience, but hell, just being able to log in would be nice. (going to bring this over to the Apple thread.) -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45853 ________________________________________________________________ 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
