Bad Design Sells
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Bad design doesn't sell. Products that people want to buy sell, in spite of their bad design. Don't confuse the two. The design is not the product. I buy albums for the music not the cover, I buy food for the taste and nutritional content not the packaging.
Good design can only sway you to choose one thing over another, it is not the product.Even Apple computers, though people do buy them for their aesthetic, are above all functional objects. They work well and are useful that's why people buy them. Their aesthetic only sways consumers to buy them over comparable products.
The argument that bad design sells is a bit like the argument that says "hendrix took lots of drugs. He was an amazing guitarist. Therefore taking drugs will make me an amazing guitarist"
Hendrix was a great musician in spite of his drug use not because of it.hmm, hope that makes sense.