While making the rounds on the blogosphere to keep up with the current events, I came across a
Web Designer's Manifesto. While reading it out of curiosity, all I could picture was turning this Designer's Manifesto into a Politician's Manifesto and it seemed like our great global problems could be solved with ease and a little common sense.
Give the Designers Manifesto a read while picturing Congress and see what you think. Maybe we should forward this to Boehner & Reed, Mcconnell & Pelosi and see if Congress could possibly get this country turned around? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part?
The Designers Manifesto:
One good designer will design a better product than three great designers who can't agree.
A diverse team, aligned through debate will make an even better product.
You are not done, until you have removed everything possible.
Adding unneeded features is an aggressive act of reverse vandalism.
Icons are meant to be recognized, not read.
Always ask, "what would possess a user to know what they should look at next"?
Happy teams make happy designs. The converse is also true.
At the end of the day - there are things that need to be created & manipulated, collections of things which need to be located & shared. That is all.
Screen real estate belongs to the user - not the designer. So be polite!
So there you have it. Now, I don't believe our Politicians will ever have a great revelation, at least not in my lifetime. Do you think both Republicans & Democrats could learn something from Designers?
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