{"id":178236,"date":"2019-10-10T10:03:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T17:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=178236"},"modified":"2019-10-10T10:31:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T17:31:11","slug":"the-designer-as-philosopher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/10\/the-designer-as-philosopher\/","title":{"rendered":"The Designer as Philosopher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you design things, you impute your personal aesthetics, ethics, and philosophy into your designs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A realization:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>There is no such thing as &#8220;good&#8221; or &#8220;bad&#8221; design. All design is simply a reflection of the philosophy of the designer, and what the designer believes is &#8220;best&#8221; for others. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example Steve Jobs\/Jony Ive and minimalist, beautiful, and simple-elegant design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even as I design <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/shop\">HAPTIC products<\/a>, it ultimately comes down to taste; my certain taste. My taste for the elegant, beautiful, yet unique. Functional and fashionable.<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-align-buttons=\"true\" data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/handpicked-products\" data-columns=\"2\" data-edit-mode=\"false\" data-products=\"[97144,70057,94689,51340]\" class=\"wc-block-grid wp-block-handpicked-products wp-block-woocommerce-handpicked-products wc-block-handpicked-products has-2-columns has-multiple-rows has-aligned-buttons\"><ul class=\"wc-block-grid__products\"><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/eric-kim-neck-strap\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-onsale\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">Sale<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Product on sale<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0512.webp?resize=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" 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class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#036;<\/span>&nbsp;750<\/span><\/del> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Original price was: &#036;&nbsp;750.<\/span><ins aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#036;<\/span>&nbsp;499<\/span><\/ins><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Current price is: &#036;&nbsp;499.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button wc-block-grid__product-add-to-cart\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178236?add-to-cart=70057\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: &ldquo;ERIC KIM NECK STRAP MARK II&rdquo;\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"70057\" data-product_sku=\"\" data-price=\"499\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-block-button__link  add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\">Add to cart<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/eric-kim-hand-strap\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-onsale\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">Sale<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Product on sale<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ERIC-KIM-WRIST-STRAP-MARK-II-x-RICOH-GR-III11-scaled.jpg?resize=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"ERIC KIM WRIST STRAP MARK II\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ERIC-KIM-WRIST-STRAP-MARK-II-x-RICOH-GR-III11-scaled.jpg?resize=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ERIC-KIM-WRIST-STRAP-MARK-II-x-RICOH-GR-III11-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, 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amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#036;<\/span>&nbsp;550<\/span><\/del> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Original price was: &#036;&nbsp;550.<\/span><ins aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#036;<\/span>&nbsp;199<\/span><\/ins><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Current price is: &#036;&nbsp;199.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button wc-block-grid__product-add-to-cart\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178236?add-to-cart=51340\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: &ldquo;ERIC KIM WRIST STRAP MARK II&rdquo;\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"51340\" data-product_sku=\"\" data-price=\"199\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-block-button__link  add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\">Add to cart<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/eric-kim-case\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/eric-kim-case-ricoh-gr-ii-10-scaled.jpg?resize=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"ERIC KIM Case\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"110544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-case\/eric-kim-case-ricoh-gr-ii-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/eric-kim-case-ricoh-gr-ii-10-scaled.jpg?fit=3840%2C2160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3840,2160\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#036;<\/span>&nbsp;99<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button wc-block-grid__product-add-to-cart\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/eric-kim-case\/\" aria-label=\"Select options for &ldquo;ERIC KIM Case&rdquo;\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"97144\" data-product_sku=\"\" data-price=\"99\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-block-button__link  add_to_cart_button\">Select options<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/eric-kim-portfolio-bag\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-onsale\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">Sale<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Product on sale<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img width=\"450\" height=\"450\" 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amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#036;<\/span>&nbsp;400<\/span><\/del> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Original price was: &#036;&nbsp;400.<\/span><ins aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#036;<\/span>&nbsp;199<\/span><\/ins><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Current price is: &#036;&nbsp;199.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button wc-block-grid__product-add-to-cart\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/eric-kim-portfolio-bag\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about &ldquo;ERIC KIM PORTFOLIO BAG&rdquo;\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"94689\" data-product_sku=\"\" data-price=\"199\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-block-button__link  add_to_cart_button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The design aesthetics include color, textures, materials, craftsmanship, quality control, and 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