On Banish
Joel Spolsky has an interesting view on design: “If you have been thinking that there is anything whatsoever in design that requires artistic skill, well, banish the thought. Immediately, swiftly, and promptly. Art can enhance design but the design itself is strictly an engineering problem.” What I like about Joel’s piece is that he focuses [...]
Joel Spolsky has an interesting view on design:
“If you have been thinking that there is anything whatsoever in design that requires artistic skill, well, banish the thought. Immediately, swiftly, and promptly. Art can enhance design but the design itself is strictly an engineering problem.”
What I like about Joel’s piece is that he focuses on design as creating something for real people in real-world contexts with real-world constraints to use.
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