Why do bland designs, whether it be cars or furniture or tech gadgets etc., tend to age better than striking adventurous designs which were more loved when they came out?
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I believe you are mixing up the “actual design” and “no effort design”.
Design with moderation will put many thoughts behind the user experience and functionality. They won’t look too striking but it’s usually well thought through hence appreciated for long period time.
No effort design will be a knock off design that functions well enough while not looking horrible at a glance. They can have either bland or striking appearance but most often unoriginal. They will be discarded quickly as soon as the owner loose interest or it breaks.
Striking design is often made by design team who doesn’t communicate well with engineers. But it’s not always the case. Some brand image depends on making statement by design thus forced to push out striking designs continuously. Sometimes striking design does get appreciated for long time. So it’s not really about if it’s striking or not.
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