{"id":10447,"date":"2025-04-10T15:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/designed-designy-or-well-designed-seths-blog\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:40:29","slug":"designed-designy-or-well-designed-seths-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/designed-designy-or-well-designed-seths-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Designed, Designy or Well-designed? | Seth&#8217;s Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If we create something with purpose, we\u2019ve <strong>designed<\/strong> it. It\u2019s not an accident. An axe handle is designed, and so is a symphony.<\/p>\n<p>Some things, though are <strong>designy<\/strong>. The designer\u2019s fingerprints are all over it. The typefaces, knurled edges, needless heat sinks and homage to Dieter Rams are there for anyone who cares to look. Why use a word when a vague picture or two is available?<\/p>\n<p>Occasionally (but not always), items are <strong>well-designed<\/strong>. Ironically, this happens when we stop noticing the design and simply use it. Software or cookware, menus or conferences\u2013they are well designed when they accomplish their purpose and create the outcomes we were hoping for.<\/p>\n<p>The best way a client can tell if a design is coherent is for the designer to announce who it\u2019s for, what it\u2019s for and what the constraints are. <\/p>\n<p>The question is: How will we know if it is a successful design? An honest answer to all three questions will almost aways fix the design long before it ships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI created this to win an award,\u201d or \u201cI did it this way to get buzz online which will spread the word,\u201d are both honest answers, though they might not be why we hired you.<\/p>\n<p>Once we know who and what it\u2019s for, we can give you useful feedback and work together on our shared goals. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/05-laundry.jpg?resize=700%2C874&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/05-laundry.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/05-laundry.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image.png?resize=700%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image.png?resize=241%2C300&amp;ssl=1 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-09-at-7.45.43%E2%80%AFPM.jpg?resize=1024%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-09-at-7.45.43%E2%80%AFPM.jpg?resize=1024%2C516&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-09-at-7.45.43%E2%80%AFPM.jpg?resize=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-09-at-7.45.43%E2%80%AFPM.jpg?resize=768%2C387&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-09-at-7.45.43%E2%80%AFPM.jpg?w=1376&amp;ssl=1 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">April 10, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t\/\/ Delaying FB pixel script to load after 4 seconds to not affect on initial page load.\n\t\tsetTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t!function ( f, b, e, v, n, t, s ) {\n\t\t\t\tif ( f.fbq ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tn = f.fbq = function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tn.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply( n, arguments ) : n.queue.push( arguments )\n\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\tif ( !f._fbq ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tf._fbq = n;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tn.push = n;\n\t\t\t\tn.loaded = !0;\n\t\t\t\tn.version = '2.0';\n\t\t\t\tn.queue = [];\n\t\t\t\tt = b.createElement( e );\n\t\t\t\tt.async = !0;\n\t\t\t\tt.src = v;\n\t\t\t\ts = b.getElementsByTagName( e )[0];\n\t\t\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore( t, s )\n\t\t\t}( window, document, 'script',\n\t\t\t\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js' );\n\t\t\tfbq( 'init', '221651354884486' );\n\t\t\tfbq( 'track', 'PageView' );\n\t\t}, 4000 );\n\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we create something with purpose, we\u2019ve designed it. 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