{"id":338985,"date":"2021-11-21T12:59:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T17:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=338985"},"modified":"2021-11-21T13:07:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T18:07:13","slug":"design-philosophy-is-an-ethos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/21\/design-philosophy-is-an-ethos\/","title":{"rendered":"DESIGN PHILOSOPHY IS AN ETHOS."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to design, for example comparing Japanese design versus German design, and American design: think this, all design philosophies have an underlying ethos and philosophy behind it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Japanese design, for example Toyota: <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/08\/the-kaizen-approach-to-life\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"250323\">kaizen<\/a> design, which means that every single new generation is just a little bit better, and the goal is to indefinitely become better. But there is no perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German design is all about precision, cold and hard lines, and stoic strength. More focused on classics, classic design, in the past. More of an industrial feel. <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/16\/bauhaus-design-studies\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"291794\">Bauhaus<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American design is about <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/16\/what-is-innovation\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"265085\">extreme innovation<\/a>, starting carte Blanche, more focused on the future than the past. Less of a solid identity, more fluid. More progressive and optimistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the best?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps an ultimate <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/29\/in-praise-of-blended-hybrid-crossover-design\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"335919\">hybrid<\/a> and cross over between the Japanese, German and American design?<\/p>\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=\"1180\" height=\"869\" 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\" 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href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/15\/photographers-are-designers\/\">Photographers are Designers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/15\/why-perfect\/\">Why Perfect?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/13\/beautiful-but-boring\/\">Beautiful but Boring<\/a><\/li>\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 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