Re: UKNM: Flash - saviour of the Universe???

[Clay Shirky]

> I mean, would a good creative say to his/her website producer: "I

> think we need less graphics and more text and every box or line

> should have a square edge"? NO, and that's not really a creative's

> job. They want to do fun stuff that looks cool and gives them a good

> 'portfolio'.


I cannot think of any possible meaning of the word 'good' as in 'good

creative' that includes putting personal preference above quality. Art

is the thing where personal vision is tantamount - design, on the

other hand, is in service of function as well - a visually striking

chair which is not comfortable is a failed chair. 


Good designers know how to make things which are good looking _and_

easy to use. Anyone who puts desire for a portfolio piece in the queue

ahead of this imperative should be fired at once.


-clay 

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