{"id":328856,"date":"2021-09-13T12:22:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T16:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=328856"},"modified":"2021-09-13T15:27:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T19:27:56","slug":"beautiful-but-boring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/13\/beautiful-but-boring\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful but Boring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My critique of Tesla cars and humans in general:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like beautiful but boring. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Then what is a better design goal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps we should start to disdain this notion of &#8216;beauty&#8217;, and just aim for &#8216;interesting&#8217;, &#8216;non-boring&#8217;, and extreme instead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-design-thoughts\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/design\/\">DESIGN THOUGHTS<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" height=\"915\" data-attachment-id=\"308983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/4accc122-d0a6-499a-b20a-76cfd2563461\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4ACCC122-D0A6-499A-B20A-76CFD2563461.jpeg?fit=1242%2C915&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1242,915\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/10\/aggressive-design\/\">AGGRESSIVE DESIGN.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/09\/design-is-king\/\">DESIGN IS KING.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/06\/why-design\/\">WHY DESIGN?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/17\/the-raging-bull\/\">THE RAGING BULL.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/16\/bare-bones\/\">BARE BONES.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/14\/the-best-car-for-thinking\/\">The Best Car for Thinking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/29\/zen-aesthetics\/\">Zen Aesthetics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/24\/why-minimalism-2\/\">Why Minimalism?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/23\/spartan-design\/\">SPARTAN DESIGN.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/07\/generic-design\/\">Generic Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/07\/an-elite-aesthetic\/\">An Elite Aesthetic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/03\/not-hateful-design\/\">Not Hateful Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/17\/new-forward-facing-design-vs-retrospective-and-nostalgic-design\/\">New Forward Facing Design vs Retrospective and Nostalgic Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/15\/depressing-design-vs-uplifting-design\/\">Depressing Design vs Uplifting Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/15\/the-best-design-towards-what-ends\/\">The Best Design Towards What Ends?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/09\/exciting-or-boring-design\/\">Exciting or Boring Design?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/01\/on-design-photography\/\">On Design &amp; Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/01\/a-designer-desires-to-design-and-create-things\/\">A Designer Desires to Design and Create Things!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/31\/delightful-technology-and-design\/\">Delightful Technology and Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/30\/dynamic-aesthetics\/\">Dynamic Aesthetics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/28\/design-vs-brand-prestige\/\">Design vs Brand Prestige<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/27\/classic-proportions-modern-design\/\">Classic Proportions, 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