Sunday, April 24, 2011

Bad Design Kills

I was just browsing along, waiting for something to pop out at me, when i came across this picture. I believe whoever created this, hit home with the idea that things built or designed badly can really have a larger impact on life than people may recognize. Obviously this picture of a gun made for suicide is a stretch towards the extreme side of this quip/statement, but none the less, it is simple, straight forward, and to the point. We have all seen that little something that has made us "die a little inside", and wondered to ourselves who actually paid someone for "skat" like the new gap logo, and other total designer meltdowns. I must agree with this, bad design does kill people... Although this applies to more than just design, we as designers, know that form and function are two of the most important aspects of our industry. If it looks cool, it should perform cool... Not kill you from the inside out.