Design is honest. Advertising is lying.

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

    and why no-one says they are a decorator of type
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    if they are not decoration then this is what design will look like through all eternity
    – Dr_Rand

    or decorator of honesty
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    nothing wrong with that, leave assumption, emotion and portrayal to the talkies...
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    restore default settings...
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    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
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    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
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    the next fashion go-round
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    of course, and realistically these solutions are only so abundant in cultural context, commercially they'll never
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    fully resonate...
    but that is a pity..
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    the designer will still remain to be more important than the product, client or target audience..
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    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_bold
    • and by good communicative design I mean that which is based on an honest portrayal of the product one is designing for..neue75_bold
    • or advertising...neue75_bold

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