DesignForTheSakeOfDesign
Last edit August 14, 2010
An
AntiPattern
of design in general, where you make things in a way just for the design to be beautiful, but forgetting that they must be useful and doable in finite time. More than one project has suffered a
SlowDeath
from a beautiful design.
DesignForTheSakeOfDesign
can also contribute to
JobSecurity
.
This
AntiPattern
is very notable in
GraphicalUserInterface
s. Take a look at the User Interface Hall of Shame (
http://www.rha.com/ui_hall_of_shame.htm
[
BrokenLink
2006-07-12]
) and the
InterfaceHallOfShame
for some horrendous examples of this
AntiPattern
in action.
MacromediaFlash
is also heavily involved with this
AntiPattern
- see
WhatsWrongWithFlash
.
See also:
WhatIsGoodDesign
LeCorbusier
CategoryAntiPattern
CategoryUserInterface
CategoryDevelopmentAntiPattern