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I'm kind of allergic to doing things just because the sake of it, even with design. Start with what you have, which is pure text. Then you look at the text and
by Puts 11y ago
I'm kind of allergic to doing things just because the sake of it, even with design. Start with what you have, which is pure text. Then you look at the text and you ask your self, how do I make this more readable? Design is about function and not about looks. If you begin the design process in photoshop your starting of in the wrong end, because then you start with looks before function. I can however understand why people tend to do this, because it's therapeutic and relaxing to just throw painting on a canvas, and you feel good about it, but will it lead to good design? Most often not.
- rokhayakebe 11y agoI am trying to think which companies truly won because of Design. Genuinely curious.
- lmm 11y agoApple - they sell hardware with worse specs at higher prices than their competitors, the design is what makes it worth it. Skype - people talk about their video/voice support but my friends don't even use that, just the chat UI is better. (Or was - these days Slack is displacing it for the same reason) Uber, if you count them as having won yet. There are plenty of competitors with the same functionality (at least here in London), I think the incredibly beautiful website is a big part of what's keeping them on top.
- andrewingram 11y agoI think this is a result of people starting with the decoration rather than the tool they chose. I'm primarily a programmer, but i'll always fire up Sketch (previously Photoshop) if I want to do any design work. Much like the author of the article, I find that designing in the browser doesn't use the right parts of my brain. I don't just mean in the sense of decoration.
- sopooneo 11y agoI am not a designer, but I disagree that design is "not about looks". My gut feeling is that the goal is not just to make things easier to use, but also to make people want to use them, and for that looks do matter.