Ten Principles for Good Design

A great story about Dieter Rams’s “ten commandments” of design from Vitsoe. Notice how his statement weaves aesthetic in with usability. The content still rings true:

• Good design is innovative
• Good design makes a product useful
• Good design is aesthetic
• Good design makes a product understandable
• Good design is unobtrusive
• Good design is honest
• Good design is long-lasting
• Good design is thorough down to the last detail
• Good design is environmentally-friendly
• Good design is as little design as possible

Check out the full story at Vitsoe: https://www.vitsoe.com/us/about/good-design