I picked up this book to see if I could find a co-relation or a pattern in the evolution of 'good' design in the 20th Century. Or even to get familiar with what was considered 'good' in the first place!
The foreword of the book drew analogies between Christian icons and Design (in general) icons. I was amused to see myself agreeing with some of the analogies :
"... there is a clear and structured interaction between the believer and the icon..."
The common theme, according to me, in the visual appearance of 'good' design was plain ol' simplicity! There might have been complex mechanisms and ideas driving the structure and the creation of the product, but, visually, they were brilliantly simple.
Simply brilliant!
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