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Re:I am a hacker, not a decorator - Design candies are not f... by jforman on Sunday November 14, 2010 @05:49PM (#1904448)
If the designers you work with prefer "pretty" over "usable," then you should find better designers. I've worked with plenty who do not fit this tunnel-vision visual designer stereotype.

The article is based on a false dichotomy that's part of the unending design v. engineering meta-argument. "Best design is ugly – and it works"? Rather, the best design works - and is pretty.

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Re:I am a hacker, not a decorator - Design candies are not f... by kingsidharth on Sunday November 14, 2010 @05:52PM (#1904454)
I guess I messed up with words here.

Pretty v/s Decoration. Rephrasing: "Best design is not decorated – and it works. + It is pretty, because it works."

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