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R.I.P. Design 5353 Responses

Last post: 3 years, 11 months ago | Thread started: Jun 9, 08, 9:44 p.m.

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  • ninjasavant

    Everything commoditizes over time.

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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 9:45 p.m. – Permalink
  • ESPtype

    i will disagree

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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 9:52 p.m. – Permalink
  • Jnr_Madison

    Shall I call your mom to pick you up?

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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 9:56 p.m. – Permalink
  • Llyod

    lol@design being about anything other than money

    • what is this money thing and where can I get it?Point51/2
      design is a calling. money is a bonus.ribit2/2
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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 9:57 p.m. – Permalink
  • Llyod

    also Philippe Starck should avoid philosophizing and stick to making walmart soap dishes and toilet scrubbers

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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 9:58 p.m. – Permalink
  • Jnr_Madison

    Being able to rape your boss with superior skills is never a bad thing unless you're looking for a mentor to teach you, develop you, blow you...

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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 10 p.m. – Permalink
  • ETM

    The people who pay for, and are happy with clip art and templates etc. would never have been a client anyway. There is a lot more design and varying levels and degrees of design, that somewhat dilutes it, but there will always be a place for unique, quality design skills. But with the volume design exists in today (so many more mediums and devices), you can't expect it all to be gold.

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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 10:13 p.m. – Permalink
  • ismith

    You're just looking in the wrong places. At least, this is what I tell myself when a career as a designer seems depressing.

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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 10:25 p.m. – Permalink
  • rocknonstop

    Don't whine. If you can't find good work, make it.

    • wow, this just slapped me in the face. seriously, I need to shut the fuck up I guess and churn out some kickassPoint5
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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 10:45 p.m. – Permalink
  • Invalid

    To an extent I think this is true.

    Small to medium businesses seem to be taking to these "out-of-the-box" design options because they're cheap; but even then they are asking designers (often students) to implament them.

    On a grand scale, I don't think good design will ever die out. "Big business" or "the corporate world" will never go for a template solution as they strive on brand equity.

    • I feel that good design will always be a step ahead of out-of-the-box options. just stay on your gamePoint51/2
      each option serves it's own purpose. try to make the most of either.airey2/2
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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 10:51 p.m. – Permalink
  • airey

    bollocks. there's still great design around and the usual amount of done-for-budget-and-on-time crap out there.

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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 11:32 p.m. – Permalink
  • jamble

    I don't think it's dead but I do agree with a lot of the sentiments of the original post. I find these days a lot more of my work is smaller companies who want increasing functionality in their sites that I can't provide for their shrinking budgets and I'm doing more and more customising of pre-built CMS's and shopping carts etc.

    It doesn't necessarily mean I don't try to keep the design fresh and I don't buy templates but certainly I do use pre-built options to power sites rather than building them myself.

    I've never seen what all the fuss is about though, design is just a job like any other. Certainly you have a better working environment than most other jobs but it is just a job.

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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 11:47 p.m. – Permalink
  • jeeto

    I come up with the same rant nightly. Takes about 3 beers to get there but Im simply buzzed trailing of the last link I saw.

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    Dog-earJun 9, 08, 11:58 p.m. – Permalink
  • JerseyRaindog

    You're just talking about web design aren't you?

    *leaves thread and carries on offline designing.

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    Dog-earJun 10, 08, 12:21 a.m. – Permalink
  • jeeto

    Good question. I was thinking he was talking about illustration.

    Need an answer before I start thinking too much about this.

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    Dog-earJun 10, 08, 12:23 a.m. – Permalink
  • organic_grid

    I was referring to design in general (graphic, illustration, photography, product, typography, etc...) it has all become extremely watered down as a whole.

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    Dog-earJun 10, 08, 12:31 a.m. – Permalink
  • emukid

    r.i.p.! he was a good guy.

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    Dog-earJun 10, 08, 12:32 a.m. – Permalink
  • era4O4

    it'll prevail.

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    Dog-earJun 10, 08, 12:46 a.m. – Permalink
  • skt

    this just in, unknown designer climbs up on his soapbox and declares that design is dead.

    • < Sounds more like youVicentvangogh1/2
      yeah? except i don't think design is dead in the slightest.skt2/2
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    Dog-earJun 10, 08, 2:22 a.m. – Permalink
  • neue75_bold

    Si Scott got you down?

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    Dog-earJun 10, 08, 2:23 a.m. – Permalink

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