What is bad design

Most designers are familiar with Dieter Rams’ principle “Good design is as little design as possible.”

Quote “it’s plain and simple” is a common phrase, but what does that actually mean?

In fact, many designers strive to create things with a “simple” design or even ones that are see...

Have you ever found it impossible to get a new device working, like the remote control of a new TV set? If so, you’re not alone. Many people have difficulties using seemingly simple everyday products and often believe that they themselves are the problem. In actuality, the problem is bad design.

We tend to view something as either good or bad. And most of us use the "bad" label more often than the "good" label.

But, not everything we label as bad, is bad. We can all recall instances of something we initially thought was a bad thing, only to realize later that it was a good thing.