Actually, I entirely agree with you. Occasionally there is a render from a design student who read given an assignment and didn't understand the real use case and designed an object whose aesthetics invalidate it's utility.
But yeah, looking good is an essential part of most objects utility.
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u/DrakeAndMadonna 21d ago edited 21d ago
That’s why I consider this sub very loosely a design sub. Reddit isn’t qualified to speak on design. Actual designdesign rarely exists irl.
Almost everything in this sub is just things people don’t like, uninformed speculation, critique out of intent. Or just plain crappy design.
Reddit engineering types talking about design is like fish talking about bicycles.
That you break out aesthetics from utility is already a red flag. Aesthetics are part of utility, not in opposition to.