I believe every aspect of life is connected to the others: from art to science, sleeping to eating, and childhood to adulthood (interchange those words in my examples however you like). It's impossible to separate them because one always influences another. So I absolutely agreed with Dieter Rams when he sets down the 10 Principles For Good Design. I don't know if I completely agree with every point made, but I agree with the idea that there are certain things to consider while designing anything. And after reading the article excerpt from Design and Crime I feel the importance of his points were emphasized.
The importance of individuality has gone so far as to make aesthetic the most critical part of design. Not always, but sometimes. I remember when I was looking for a pocket watch to buy I found clocks available in all of these shapes: the shape of an apple, a digital camera, an owl, and airplane. Although I understood why they were appealing, I found that the design overlooked the purpose and functionality of the watch. If I bought one of those designs, it would have been useless to me.
There has (arguably, always) been a desire to stand out, thus the Art Nouveau disaster. I think Rams’ points were emphasized when the book excerpt talked about the "completeness" of the design. Complete sounds very static. It sounds unchanging and strict. It sounds like it will forever live in one specific time period. So i appreciated when I read point number 7 which states that design should be long lasting.
I believe every aspect of life is connected to the others: from art to science, sleeping to eating, and childhood to adulthood (interchange those words in my examples however you like). It's impossible to separate them because one always influences another. So I absolutely agreed with Dieter Rams when he sets down the 10 Principles For Good Design. I don't know if I completely agree with every point made, but I agree with the idea that there are certain things to consider while designing anything. And after reading the article excerpt from Design and Crime I feel the importance of his points were emphasized. The importance of individuality has gone so far as to make aesthetic the most critical part of design. Not always, but sometimes. I remember when I was looking for a pocket watch to buy I found clocks available in all of these shapes: the shape of an apple, a digital camera, an owl, and airplane. Although I understood why they were appealing, I found that the design overlooked the purpose and functionality of the watch. If I bought one of those designs, it would have been useless to me. There has (arguably, always) been a desire to stand out, thus the Art Nouveau disaster. I think Rams’ points were emphasized when the book excerpt talked about the "completeness" of the design. Complete sounds very static. It sounds unchanging and strict. It sounds like it will forever live in one specific time period. So i appreciated when I read point number 7 which states that design should be long lasting.