Design is honest. Advertising is lying.
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rather than simple communication
– Dr_Randstyle can be the message but it's no excuse for not having something to say... whether you're right or wrong..
– neue75_boldkeyword "seem"
– neue75_boldany one thing "says" something which is why decoration is so pernicious
– capsizeand why no-one says they are a decorator of type
– capsizeif they are not decoration then this is what design will look like through all eternity
– Dr_Randor decorator of honesty
– neue75_boldnothing wrong with that, leave assumption, emotion and portrayal to the talkies...
– neue75_boldrestore default settings...
– neue75_boldI'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_Randcommunication. We are all influenced by fashion, decoration, whether we know it or not
– Dr_RandI 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_Randthe next fashion go-round
– Dr_Randof course, and realistically these solutions are only so abundant in cultural context, commercially they'll never
– neue75_boldfully resonate...
but that is a pity..
– neue75_boldthe designer will still remain to be more important than the product, client or target audience..
– neue75_boldHIGH FIVE!
– Dr_RandHIGH 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