Dear Terry,
You are either utterly clueless about what design actually is, or being
devious on purpose.
If you can't see the difference between:
A) A competent graphic designer with no knowledge about modernist
movements.
and
B) A competent graphic designer with the same knowledge as A) plus
knowledge about modernist movements.
...then this discussion is over. We can have another conversation after
you burn your straw men.
Well, at least you were clear on something: you see designers as
technicians that should execute some plan you already have laid out for
them.
PS:
You are misinformed about what database design is.
You were probably thinking about information architecture.
Best regards,
Carlos P.
On 2015-04-09 16:16, Terence Love wrote:
> Hi Carlos,
>
> You asked:
>
> Would you trust a database designer that never heard about signal
> processing?
> Or a graphic designer who never heard about De Stijl?
> Or a product designer who never heard about Charles and Ray Eames?
> Or an architect who never heard about Le Corbusier?
>
> In order:
>
> 1. Would you trust a database designer that never heard about signal
> processing?
> A. Yes. Database design doesn't need any knowledge of signal
> processing. I'd be certainly untrustful if they didn't know about
> entity-relationship models, but I wouldn't expect them to know
> anything about the history of such models.
>
> 2. Would you trust a graphic designer who never heard about De Stijl?
> A. Sure - I pay graphic designers to produce graphic outputs that
> result in particular outcomes. They don't need to know history of
> design movements to do that. In fact, from experience it often seems
> that the kind of understanding of design that focuses on design
> movements and famous designers is an indication of a lack of ability
> to use evidence about effectiveness or be responsible for the outcome
> effectiveness of design outputs.
>
> 3. Would you trust a product designer who never heard about Charles
> and Ray Eames?
> A. I've met many really good product designers who neither know about
> or are concerned about the Eames' work (or the work of other 'famous'
> designers). Some of the best design work is by expert users.
>
> 4. Would you trust an architect who never heard about Le Corbusier?
> A. Dunno. Most people have heard about Le Corbusier. When I employ
> architects, however, I'm usually working on eco-design or vernacular
> housing. Personally, I would prefer any architect I employed to
> ignore anything they knew about Le Corbusier and with the work of
> other famous architects. Instead, I'd prefer they had a sound theory
> background on what works in particular circumstances and why in ways
> that they can reliably predict outcomes in different circumstances to
> those which the theories were developed.
>
> All the best,
> Terry
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