I would still argue that "style" applies to your personal (and/or
philosophical) approach to solve functional problems as well as how
you perceive and communicate beauty (in fact, your personal style is
an expression of your entire self, even unconsciously).
Frank Lloyd Wright and Gaudi had unique styles as designers, even
though they were both architects, had experience on residential
projects and were inspired by Nature. Their design was "organic", but
the way they implemented that concept was radically different both in
form AND function. Their style was impregnated in all their work from
texture, shapes and colors to the relationship between spaces and its
function.
So I would say that "designer's style" does not necessarily applies
exclusively to aesthetics. The same interaction problem can be solved
logically in different acceptable ways, hence the subjective nature of
design (and one of the reasons I like usability testing).
It's hard for me to think of the outcome of usability as an
standardized set of "pret-a-porter" design recipes to be reused as-it-
is by everyone, without much of a personal touch (IxD uses ergonomics
as input, but it's on top of it). Even Modern Architecture designers
like Mies Van Der Rohe and Le Corbusier had their own (functional/
aesthetic) styles despite the function principles they shared.
Gilberto
On Sep 22, 2009, at 5:18 PM, Jared Spool wrote:
On Sep 22, 2009, at 6:07 AM, dave malouf wrote:
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!
Ok, so maybe I'm getting this now.
Are you saying that the designer's style is part of the aesthetic
element?
Your original principal was Beauty over Usability. Are you saying
that beauty has a stylistic component where usability does not?
At some level, I think I get this. (However, I wonder, as we
approach higher levels of delight, if there isn't a stylistic
quality to usability too.)
If I've gotten this right, I think what you're saying is Style over
<something> where something might be usability, but I'm thinking is
probably something more than Uniformity.
Or maybe I've gotten it completely wrong.
Jared
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