{"id":145703,"date":"2019-05-31T16:16:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T23:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=145703"},"modified":"2019-05-31T16:50:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T23:50:37","slug":"why-aesthetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/31\/why-aesthetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Aesthetics?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why are aesthetics important in terms of art, design, our clothing, cars, devices, cameras, and more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Physiological power and motivation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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With beautiful and strong aesthetics I feel more empowered, motivated to move, and more confident!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Whoever says aesthetics aren’t important is wrong <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Would you want to live in a home with hyper yellow colored walls? I don’t think so. The color and aesthetics and design of things and places deeply influences how we feel and think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Why Apple products are so beautiful <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The other day I saw an old iPod Nano \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and I was amazed. After almost a decade, the design and aesthetics was still beautiful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which made me think \u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a world where everything is so disposable\u00e2\u20ac\u201d shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t we strive to create products and things which are beautiful?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Steve Jobs once said something like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we have to make something that we look at everyday and use everyday, we might as well make them beautiful!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

If it weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t for Steve Jobs or Apple, all our devices would still look ugly-beige IBM Microsoft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. How much functionality is really important in modern life?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Honestly at this point in modern life, aesthetics are about 90% important, and only 10% functionality. Unless you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re backpacking through the Alps, modern living is so easy, soft, cozy, and comfortable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All cars function well. With sports cars you cannot even drive fast in public. And even comparing the comfort of an economy car and luxury car, the luxury car might only be 30% more comfortable \u00e2\u20ac\u201d yet costs 300% more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Philosophical choices <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Even with phones, cameras, and devices \u00e2\u20ac\u201d they all work well. At this point you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re buying a certain philosophy, aesthetic sense, and UI-UX. For example Apple is about simple, austere, and minimal-beautiful. Google-Android is about open source, nerdification-optimization of your life, and convenience. There ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153better\u00e2\u20ac\u009d choice\u00e2\u20ac\u201d it just comes down to your personal taste, aesthetics, and life choices-decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even with clothes \u00e2\u20ac\u201d don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t optimize for comfort. Optimize for colors, aesthetics and how it looks on you. If the clothing you wear gives you more energy, vigor, and strength \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the outfit is good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re an artist, aesthetics trumps everything else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strive to make art works which you consider beautiful, strong, simple, and elegant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n