> I think Apple's "design-first" philosophy works great in some circumstances.
Isn't "ensuring functionality is complete /and/ beautiful" the sorta corner piece of design? I mean, it sounds like you're describing 'design' here as aesthetics, and saying Apple's problem is that they went for pretty, while ignoring function. The latter part is true, but the real problem here is that it's not well designed. And had Apple's "design-first" philosophy been followed ... this whole thing might not have happened.
Isn't "ensuring functionality is complete /and/ beautiful" the sorta corner piece of design? I mean, it sounds like you're describing 'design' here as aesthetics, and saying Apple's problem is that they went for pretty, while ignoring function. The latter part is true, but the real problem here is that it's not well designed. And had Apple's "design-first" philosophy been followed ... this whole thing might not have happened.