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Good design is thorough down to the last detail: nothing must be arbitrary, and care in the design process shows respect towards the user.

Drawn from what Dieter Rams said

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What this subject means

design How things should be made and judged: what makes a design good, who should do the designing, and what an interface is for.

Craft in the details

designunder our view: Good design is less, and it disappears into the hand What makes a design good?under our view: Good design is less: reduce to the essentials and leave nothing arbitrary Which mental models should a designer think with?under our view: Care about the parts nobody sees: craft shows in the details

What Dieter Rams actually said

  1. Dieter Rams by Industrial designer; head of design at Braun from 1961…
    Nothing must be arbitrary or left to chance. Care and accuracy in the design process show respect towards the user.

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