Homework #1

I feel the article "How to Ruin a Great Design," by Alice Rawsthorn, brings up a good point about what great design can do. Her use of real life examples also helps serve the point she makes. Rawsthorn's main point is that bad design takes away what good design can bring. She writes, "Crimes against design are different. They deprive us of the joy of great design, by wrecking or replacing it." My favorite example she uses is the comparison of the old UPS logo versus the new UPS logo. I personally had to look it up and see the differences for myself since there were no images on the article. But I was able to connect with what she was talking about and saw that the new UPS logo is worse compared to the original. The newer logo looks more bland leaving you sort of dissatisfied if you compare them side by side. I think that is what bad design accomplishes, leaving you let-down and unsatisfied.

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