FORM MEETS DYSFUNCTION

The first product packaging was made to protect feelings, not objects. Which explains “unboxing culture.”

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Packaging protects, transports and informs about a product. Unboxing culture is a modern marketing and social media trend, not a result of protecting feelings.

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Apple’s first design guideline was “Make it sleek, but also petty.” Which is why chargers keep changing out of spite.The first QR code was designed as modern art. Nobody scanned it, but everyone nodded respectfully.The first icon for “home” was a castle. Which is why apps still overpromise stability.The Bauhaus movement started because someone refused to decorate a chair. Minimalism is just aesthetic stubbornness.The first “skeuomorphic” button was made to comfort people who feared rectangles. Design is mostly emotional support.The first “design sprint” was invented by someone who jogged away from deadlines. Fast work, slow healing.See all Form Meets Dysfunction facts →

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