Comments on: Rams’ Series Principles: Wrap-Up

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:06:06 +0000

@Marcelo – Haha, actually neither of us have seen Objectified. Although it’s on my list of films to watch.

Agreed. It can be frustrating when people assume an object exhibits beautiful “modern design” by way of aesthetic. I’m glad you brought this point up, I think it’s an important topic. Expect to see a post on this soon.

By: Marcelo Blumenfeld

Marcelo Blumenfeld — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:41:25 +0000

Someone´s been watching Objectified…LOL…. =)

But that´s a great manifest for design. As I like to state myself, design is not an adjective, design is the whole sentence, the noun, the verb and the adjective.

It pisses me when I see ads about product that have a “modern design”…design is not only a way of looking or a sense of aesthetics…it´s way more than that.

Using Mr. Steve Jobs to finish, “design is not how it looks or how it feels, design it´s how it works”.

By: Design ideas

Design ideas — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:11:33 +0000

Useful tips. Thanks

By: Just Simple » Blog Archive » Dieter Rams

Just Simple » Blog Archive » Dieter Rams — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:05:23 +0000

[...] More in depth explanation of Ram’s Design Principals [...]

By: Cory

Cory — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:02:22 +0000

Dieter Rams’ manifesto was forged from decades of experience. The context has changed, as the definition of design evolves and its scope widens to include new mediums. But Rams’ Principles remain undisputed by the writers: they debate what exactly each principle means, but they never negate them. This is a testament to the Rams’ Principle’s timeless quality. I think the series as a whole provides a good cross-section of “design” today. The topics writers chose to discuss range from product design to typography to the internet. This is a pulse on the discipline, and we can tell that designers are, in fact, thinking about Good design, design that Dieter Rams realized. Aaron Heth tells it best when he wrote, “I think Rams’ principle should encourage us to simply ask more questions within our work.” Dave and I are extremely thankful to the exceptional writers and illustrators who graciously contributed their invaluable thoughts and skills. The series would literally not exist without their work, no pun intended. We are committed to on-going education through The Journal, and we'd love to hear what you have to say. Liked the series? Hated it? Have a suggestion? We want your feedback and critique because we're always seeking to improve. So, leave a comment or send us an email at journal@inksie.com.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:20:07 +0000

What I enjoy so much about these Ten Principles is that they provide a practical approach to design and serve as very reasonable observational tools. In a previous post I made excerpting from Paul Rand’s book Design, Form and Chaos, I was thinking a lot about designers intuition and I think that these principles speak into that a lot. The principles operate in a way that allow room for intuition in addition to keeping design in check. Fortunately, they are laid out in a way that doesn’t allow people to look at the list as a how-to guide for design – and as far lists or manifestos such as these ten principles go, that’s not easy to escape.

The process in working with writers, thinkers and artists through this Rams series has been very refreshing and thought-provoking to work through. I am learning to take note of the way that people perceive objects – the way that object-based interaction takes place every day. This series has reminded me there are so many variables that are constantly in a state of flux. This in turn, just gives me another reason to appreciate good design when I see it.