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563 notes March 18, 2011 · 10:10
The Redesign Disease ↩
A redesign is a symptom of a disease. A good design works to make the thing perform well and to communicate how it works to the user. It’s an expression of function. A well designed thing is beautiful to us precisely because its design is optimal for its purpose – its form is in harmony with its function.
A good design doesn’t need a refresh or a redesign unless the function dramatically changes. If the changes are subtle, the design should be able to accommodate them effortlessly. What we’re seeing though with website redesigns around the Web isn’t a change in function, but a change in style.
The cause of a redesign is an imbalance – a strong focus on style over substance. By focusing on style, you give way to trends, and by their nature, trends come and go. When you imbue your design with the latest trend you sentence it to death. As the latest aesthetic fancy flies away, it will carry away with it that which makes your design so appealing. It will become boring and old, and a redesign will be in order.
5 notes March 18, 2011 · 08:33
Lunch at Chipps with Patrick, Ulf and Stefan was quite good this time. Especially the dessert.
(Source: patrickbeser)
10 notes March 17, 2011 · 16:35
adidas is all in – great spot
Viral Ad of the Day: Katy Perry, B.o.B, and a bunch of notable athletes star in a Romain Gavras-directed Adidas spot, which also happens to double as the launch pad for Justice’s brand new single “Civilization”.
(Source: thedailywhat)
372 notes March 17, 2011 · 01:11
»Ironically, when companies are faced with competition from too many products, services, features, messages, meanings, or media, their first reaction is to fight clutter with more clutter. It’s like trying to put out a fire with gasoline.«
— Marty Neumeier - ZAG (p 9)
Guy Kawasaki: On The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds & Actions ↩
“It causes voluntary change of hearts and minds and therefore actions. It is more than manipulating people to help you get your way. It transforms situations and relationships. It converts hostility into civility. It reshapes civility into affinity. It changes skeptics and cynics into believers.” What is it?
A very good and interesting interview with Guy Kawasaki, former Chief Evangelist at Apple, about making ideas happen and his new book Enchantment.
3 notes March 14, 2011 · 14:38
