Design is honest. Advertising is lying. 5757 Responses

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• neue75_bold

  rather than simple communication
  – Dr_Rand

  style can be the message but it's no excuse for not having something to say... whether you're right or wrong..
  – neue75_bold

  keyword "seem"
  – neue75_bold

  any one thing "says" something which is why decoration is so pernicious
  – capsize

  and why no-one says they are a decorator of type
  – capsize

  if they are not decoration then this is what design will look like through all eternity
  – Dr_Rand

  or decorator of honesty
  – neue75_bold

  nothing wrong with that, leave assumption, emotion and portrayal to the talkies...
  – neue75_bold

  restore default settings...
  – neue75_bold

  I'm saying I don't believe it will stay that way through all eternity--and that there is no such thing as pure functional communication
  – Dr_Rand

  communication. We are all influenced by fashion, decoration, whether we know it or not
  – Dr_Rand

  I agree there is nothing wrong with that. I'm skeptical that designers embracing this aesthetic will still be doing so in the next round of fashion
  – Dr_Rand

  the next fashion go-round
  – Dr_Rand

  of course, and realistically these solutions are only so abundant in cultural context, commercially they'll never
  – neue75_bold

  fully resonate...
  but that is a pity..
  – neue75_bold

  the designer will still remain to be more important than the product, client or target audience..
  – neue75_bold

  HIGH FIVE!
  – Dr_Rand

  HIGH FIVE!
  – neue75_bold1

  • in the noting regarding the fact that communication should the main criteria of which good design should be based..– neue75_bold1/3

    and by good communicative design I mean that which is based on an honest portrayal of the product one is designing for..– neue75_bold2/3

    or advertising...– neue75_bold3/3

  

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