Can we please, please, please stop trying to redesign everything under the sun, especially in the name of eco-friendliness or usability or some other such thing?
That is not to say that designs and decisions and concepts should not be questioned, but that they should not be questioned for questioning's sake. A lot of thought, time and effort goes into the design of recognizable brands and widely used things. Just because they are designed by behemoths does not necessarily mean that they don't know what they are doing. On the contrary I would think they have put a lot of thought into it and the designs work quite well given the constraints.
So if you are going to challenge it, please have something substantial that operates in the constraints that apply to the product, not just something that looks pretty.
I say the opposite, lets redesign everything under the sun. If it works, we'll use it. If it doesn't, we won't.
Why do people expect simple projects presented on a blog to have all the answers? Is it not possible to just take it on face value and entertain the idea?
A few years ago I came across a vending machine selling bottles of something called "Pocari Sweat". I stared at it: what the hell was a Pocari, and why would I want to drink its sweat? I cocked my head and stared at it some more. Then I fished in my pocket for some coins to buy a bottle. It was alright; kind of fruity.
Novelty can be fun, and it can attract customers. Why not try redesigning things for the fun of it? You don't have to make a New Coke every five months, but there should be a good amount of churn for its own sake.
Can we please, please, please stop trying to redesign everything under the sun, especially in the name of eco-friendliness or usability or some other such thing?
That is not to say that designs and decisions and concepts should not be questioned, but that they should not be questioned for questioning's sake. A lot of thought, time and effort goes into the design of recognizable brands and widely used things. Just because they are designed by behemoths does not necessarily mean that they don't know what they are doing. On the contrary I would think they have put a lot of thought into it and the designs work quite well given the constraints.
So if you are going to challenge it, please have something substantial that operates in the constraints that apply to the product, not just something that looks pretty.
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