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Feature: Yugo Nakamura: The craftsman

Michael Fitzpatrick

In a world ﬁlled with bloated, work-a-day and downright irritating websites Yugo Nakamura creates compelling beacons of playful ingenuity and simplicity

This article first appeared online on the CR Blog. Read it and the ensuing discussion here.

2 Comments

As Dieter Rams would say...

Good design is innovative
Good design is aesthetic
Good design is long lasting
Good design is thorough down to the last detail
Good design is as little design as possible
Mike K
2010-02-02 11:08:11

Dieter Rams is correct and on that basis the innovation is week, the aesthetics although pleasing on the eye is week. Is the design long lasting or memorable in 3 months time i don’t think so. Detail a child’s toy comes to mind. And as we believe the saying less is more then I believe this is far too busy.
I do not see the Craftsman here. Simplicity yes inspiring no
Dave Barnett
2010-02-02 12:43:18

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