What is design ?

Many, many, many, people blogged about this topic before but this is my view on the subject WHAT IS DESIGN?

Starting with keycss.com as an example, some visitors might consider this design, boring, dull, without enough features etc…
However, in the other hand some people might consider this design minimalist, straight to the point, usable with the essential features required for a blog.

Well design is what each and every mind decide on what is presented to us humans, and while studying design i had a teacher which use to say that our main objective as designer is to create an emotion around our design work and make it simply attractive.

Design is everywhere, and everyday we capture tons of information that surround us, but just a few elements became memorable, and for that reason their is a very popular quote in the design community : ” LESS IS MORE “.

Why less is more?

Simple, everything comes down to the a single word MESSAGE. Yes focus on the message that you want to transmit and make your designs, photography or any graphic element express itself, because if you add to much clutter onto your designs you have the risk of not getting the message across and then it will be just another element in populated landscape.

“Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things” is a book which i recommend to any designer in general as it explains human reaction to design in a very detailed way.

Below is a a talk by tim brown a master of design tinking hope you enjoy

Design for you is?

share you philosophy on design in the comments bellow.

Posted by Joao Da Silva on 09/29 at 06:38 AM

Design is what you make it, Design is what you perceive
But then why does the design profession get
so little online credit to it’s existence?
I advocate for always writing Design with a
capital D at
http://dsignconcepts.blogspot.com/

Posted by Vic Stapel  on  09/30  at  03:12 AM

thanks for your comment and i totally agree with your point.

Posted by Joao Da Silva  on  09/30  at  03:33 AM

design is communication. design deals with purpose and how well or poorly it serves its purpose. whether it be a logo or a website, the design execution will determine its fate. design is also art with many disciplines that dictate how it should be approached but in its core, design is about aesthetics. keep in mind the difference between art and design.  art is expression, design is creativity with a purpose to solve a problem.

Posted by (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  09/30  at  04:46 AM

Design is how you provide the best solution…

Posted by Michael Lamson  on  09/30  at  09:35 AM
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