good design

[nzadrozny]

Good design is certainly not only something visually beautiful. I will yell it from the rooftops, design is communication! Which means: design is writing, design is organization, design is usability, and on and on. Design encompasses much more than you think.

Jason Santa Maria | Pretty Ugly

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Comments

[rieux]

I think it's odd that people group Craigslist and Myspace together as examples of bad design or ugly websites. Craigslist makes no attempt at visual appeal, but it does reflect a design aiming toward simplicity and usability. Myspace, on the other hand, is actively ugly and difficult to use. Things aren't in the obvious places, and it often does the wrong thing when the right thing isn't that difficult.