How to Ruin a Great Design Read the above article, write a paragraph response then do 10 sketches for the first assignment. 5 for the functional product, 5 for the nonfunctional.
How to Ruin a Great Design was an article that examined designs that were bad or elegant designs that were redone in a tasteless manner. A lot of early designs were developed over years and were thought about and cared about when developed. Then once redesigned they took away from their former or original character which had meaning and took a cookie cutter approach. One might conclude with the statement that if it's not broke don't fix it.
How to Ruin a Great Design talked about one of many excellent examples of today's designs that are flawed in some way, shape, or form. It's upsetting to see that obviously no thought was put into the making of important street signs that every one has to look at everyday. Back then designs were easy to read. You didn't have to have a iq of 190 just to figure out what a sign was implying. There were no street signs that had you guessing nor should there ever be. Redesigns should be for the better never for the worst.
How to Ruin a Great Design talks about how designers in London are letting things slip. Before, London's street signs were well thought out, but now these signs are lacking in practicality and hard to comprehend. The photo of the Diverted Cyclists sign in the article is a great example. Making the "D" too big makes it look sloppy and again, makes the sign hard to comprehend. These designers are trying to "refresh" these signs, but all they are doing is making things worse.
How to Ruin a great idea talked about how bad design comes in many forms. Like how a person examined the designs that were bad or top notch designs that were redesign in a careless way. When the article talked about the street signs the said "The worst of the new traffic signs are typical of what can occur when whoever takes charge of an intelligently designed system lets things slip" meaning that whoever is in charge of designing them now doesn't think of the accidents that can happen. People should be making more new flawless designs not crappy designs because we are living in an advance world and it's only going to get more advance in the future
How to Ruin a Great Design talks about bad designs, why there are bad, and rages on question how people could mess up these designs such as the "Diverted Cyclists" sign in London. The one in London for example has quite a few problems that the article addresses. For example how the D is way to big compared to the other letters used on the sign. The D takes more of the attention than anything else on the sign. Anyone who passes by may only notice the D. This is a poor design for a sign for cyclist. The whole sign should get your attention.
How to Ruin a Great Design seems to highlight the theme that newer doesn’t necessarily mean better. I agree with the author, that a newer redesigned model of something can often at times be inferior to the original version. Things need to be designed in a way that is logical and practical, otherwise errors or even life-threatening danger can occur, like in the case of a poorly designed traffic sign.
This article discusses a couple design crimes. One being type crimes, type can break your design very easily if you're not careful ,by distracting your reader from the purpose of the design or not contributing enough to the theme of your design. The article also talks about how simple is better. We shouldn't try to over do things most times clean and concise is the way to go. Another crime discussed is an unworthy successor crime. It talks about how to many times companies try to reinvent designs and end up just ruining it.
Alice Rawsthorn writes about her peeves about the London's design choices for signs and describing them as "crimes against design". Alice also criticizes how companies have messed designs with poor choices. Making a good idea or design is a hard process, and any company should consider outside opinions. Alice's message is that London and companies like UPS and Citroen need to carefully think about their designs.
How to Ruin a Great Design was an article that examined designs that were bad or elegant designs that were redone in a tasteless manner. A lot of early designs were developed over years and were thought about and cared about when developed. Then once redesigned they took away from their former or original character which had meaning and took a cookie cutter approach. One might conclude with the statement that if it's not broke don't fix it.
ReplyDeleteHow to Ruin a Great Design talked about one of many excellent examples of today's designs that are flawed in some way, shape, or form. It's upsetting to see that obviously no thought was put into the making of important street signs that every one has to look at everyday. Back then designs were easy to read. You didn't have to have a iq of 190 just to figure out what a sign was implying. There were no street signs that had you guessing nor should there ever be. Redesigns should be for the better never for the worst.
ReplyDeleteHow to Ruin a Great Design talks about how designers in London are letting things slip. Before, London's street signs were well thought out, but now these signs are lacking in practicality and hard to comprehend. The photo of the Diverted Cyclists sign in the article is a great example. Making the "D" too big makes it look sloppy and again, makes the sign hard to comprehend. These designers are trying to "refresh" these signs, but all they are doing is making things worse.
ReplyDeleteHow to Ruin a great idea talked about how bad design comes in many forms. Like how a person examined the designs that were bad or top notch designs that were redesign in a careless way. When the article talked about the street signs the said "The worst of the new traffic signs are typical of what can occur when whoever takes charge of an intelligently designed system lets things slip" meaning that whoever is in charge of designing them now doesn't think of the accidents that can happen. People should be making more new flawless designs not crappy designs because we are living in an advance world and it's only going to get more advance in the future
ReplyDeleteHow to Ruin a Great Design talks about bad designs, why there are bad, and rages on question how people could mess up these designs such as the "Diverted Cyclists" sign in London. The one in London for example has quite a few problems that the article addresses. For example how the D is way to big compared to the other letters used on the sign. The D takes more of the attention than anything else on the sign. Anyone who passes by may only notice the D. This is a poor design for a sign for cyclist. The whole sign should get your attention.
ReplyDeleteNickolas Johnson
How to Ruin a Great Design seems to highlight the theme that newer doesn’t necessarily mean better. I agree with the author, that a newer redesigned model of something can often at times be inferior to the original version. Things need to be designed in a way that is logical and practical, otherwise errors or even life-threatening danger can occur, like in the case of a poorly designed traffic sign.
ReplyDeleteThis article discusses a couple design crimes. One being type crimes, type can break your design very easily if you're not careful ,by distracting your reader from the purpose of the design or not contributing enough to the theme of your design. The article also talks about how simple is better. We shouldn't try to over do things most times clean and concise is the way to go. Another crime discussed is an unworthy successor crime. It talks about how to many times companies try to reinvent designs and end up just ruining it.
ReplyDeleteGabriela Merino
Alice Rawsthorn writes about her peeves about the London's design choices for signs and describing them as "crimes against design". Alice also criticizes how companies have messed designs with poor choices. Making a good idea or design is a hard process, and any company should consider outside opinions. Alice's message is that London and companies like UPS and Citroen need to carefully think about their designs.
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