R.I.P. Design 5353 Responses

Last post: 3 years, 8 months ago | Thread started: Jun 9, 08, 9:44 p.m.

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• organic_grid

  I am beginning to believe that good design is dead!

  Everything from Web 2.0, $1 clip art & photos, $10 web templates, $5 Flash components, etc... Why bother designing, the proof is in the pudding, take a closer look around us. Design is becoming a thing of the past, everything is becoming homogenized.

  "In future there will be no more designers. The designers of the future will be the personal coach, the gym trainer, the diet consultant.” - Philippe Starck

  Is there any hope left for design?

  Jun 9, 08, 9:44 p.m. – Permalink

• robotron3k

  nope, just a paycheck.

  • Amen pay for my corona first :)– Iggyboo

  

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

• ninjasavant

  Everything commoditizes over time.

  

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

• ESPtype

  i will disagree

  • is it too late to change my mind?– robotron3k1/2

    yes.– Jnr_Madison2/2

  

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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

  • tru' dat– organic_grid

  

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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...

  • wrong thread!!!– Jnr_Madison1/2

    LOL– organic_grid2/2

  

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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 kickass– Point5

  

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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 game– Point51/2

    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 you– Vicentvangogh1/2

    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