[Podcast] Episode #17: Design roundtable (Part 2 of 3) Jun 29 2010
10 comments Latest by Bryan
Time: 13:08 | 06/29/2010 | Download MP3
Summary
The roundtable discussion continues with Jamie Dihiansan, Jason Fried, and Ryan Singer. In this part, the trio discusses the difference between art and design, speed vs. aesthetics, cultural impact on design, architecture, and more.
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10 comments so far
seyhan 30 Jun 10
musik supper thank you
Mike Healy 30 Jun 10
I liked the discussion about art vs. design. Sometimes I arrive at web designers website, via some high profile link on a popular site where they have a big following, and all signs are pointing to this being a recognised good designer. Then the body text is grey on similar-grey, with text-shadow to make things fuzzy as well as hard to read and I’m disappointed. Then I feel guilty for not getting it, then angry because, shit, it is bad design if I can’t read what you’re saying. Or I don’t know where to click.
Good design has no ego. It’s happy to be invisible (good comment about the spacing reducing the number of ‘elements’ on page btw) where as art is not. There’s definitely a place for art and beauty, but for ‘real’ design form should follow function.
Chris Ellingsworth 30 Jun 10
Obvious question perhaps, what rules and tools are you using to determine proportion? Is it mainly vertical and horizontal grids?
Brandon Durham 30 Jun 10
Come on guys. Try a bit harder?
chrisBz 30 Jun 10
@Brandon Durham
There’s always the ‘Unsubscribe’ button.
Brandon Durham 30 Jun 10
@chrisBz – Did you click my link?
Brandon Durham 30 Jun 10
It was a (bad?) joke about the two podcasts lacking an “explicit” flag.
RS 30 Jun 10
We got a kick out of that Brandon :)
chrisBz 30 Jun 10
@Brandon Durham
My bad, I thought you were complaining about the profanity. I see what you did there now.
Bryan 01 Jul 10
@Brandon… that IS pretty funny! See what happens when David’s not around.
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