Comments on: Design and WOM http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2005/05/16/design-and-wom/ Fascinating, Inspiring, Rewarding and Engaging kinded spirits. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:56:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: FI Chris http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2005/05/16/design-and-wom/#comment-188 FI Chris Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:16:00 +0000 http://66.179.63.58/blog/design-and-wom/#comment-188 Absolutely. Personally, I've always been a function-over-form kinda guy. I focus more on performance than appearance. It doesn't mean I don't appreciate good design or care if something looks bad; it just means I care more about how something works than how it looks (you should have seen my last two cars). Even a well-designed piece of crap is still a piece of crap. We have this new coffee maker in the office, and emblazoned upon it are the words "Designed by F.A. Porsche." When we got it, everyone gushed about how cool it looks (and it does), but I just wondered, "Does it make a better cup of coffee?" I don't really know if it does, but its sleek lines and brushed-aluminum frame apparently make it more worthy than any other coffee pot to sit on our counter. What I do know is that we could have gotten another coffee maker for a lot less money. It might not have looked as cool, but it would've made coffee. FI Chris :) Absolutely. Personally, I’ve always been a function-over-form kinda guy. I focus more on performance than appearance. It doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate good design or care if something looks bad; it just means I care more about how something works than how it looks (you should have seen my last two cars). Even a well-designed piece of crap is still a piece of crap. We have this new coffee maker in the office, and emblazoned upon it are the words “Designed by F.A. Porsche.” When we got it, everyone gushed about how cool it looks (and it does), but I just wondered, “Does it make a better cup of coffee?” I don’t really know if it does, but its sleek lines and brushed-aluminum frame apparently make it more worthy than any other coffee pot to sit on our counter. What I do know is that we could have gotten another coffee maker for a lot less money. It might not have looked as cool, but it would’ve made coffee. FI Chris :)

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