RE: UKNM: Design, Design, Design

[Jones, Matt]

> Progressi ve, innovativ e and cool sites!

> Don't they push the visual literacy of the user further? Look what 

> RayGun did for print design. The difference being though that print 

> is a familiar medium.


<rant>


don't confuse art for design.

IMHO, people who bought raygun were buying a realtivley cheap piece of

mass-produced art. a lithograph rather than editorial content.


all the lovely youngsters doing grayscale, psuedo-architectural

flashturbation with 45degree corners cut off everywhichway, and tiny little

pixel-based fonts are doing it for their peers and the recognition of

k10k.net - not for the service of brands, or more importantly - users,

punters, people.


'design is doing the best for the most with the least' - charles and ray

eames.


> Jacob Nielson's vision of design ideal 


don't confuse dogma and relentless self-promotion for useful thought.


http://www.shirky.com/writings/nielsen.html



</rant>


love


matt xxx


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