Eames interview

Ought design to care about lowering costs?

A product often becomes more useful if the costs are lowered without harming the quality D o e s t h e c r e a t i

constraint?

Design depends largely on constraints.

constraints? The

sum of all constraints. Here is one of the few effective keys to the design problem? the ability of the designer t of the constraints as possible? his willingness and enthusiasm for working within these constra of price, of size, of strength, balance, of surface, of time, etc... each problem has its What

Does design obey laws ?

Are there tendencies and

Aren't constraints enough?

schools in design?

Yes, but this is more a human frailty than an ideal.

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