MangyTiger writes:
I have said on numerous times that we cannot say whether a design is good or bad or not without knowing the requirements it is trying to satisfy.
I'll admit I'm looking at it from the viewpoint of the "customer" - but the greedy-corporation scenario doesn't really apply, does it?
I know that Ford, Chysler,
et al. are trying to screw us out of every cent they can, but how can you apply that to "The Designer"? I mean, what would he/she/it have to gain by us wearing out "prematurely"?
My other excuse for taking the customer's viewpoint is that it's the only viewpoint we have. If we
don't know the designer's intentions, we have only our own expectations to go by.
(By the way, wouldn't mange be an example of bad design?)
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