No, not form follows function, but form follows use!

The limitations of functional design are illustrated in Rams’ maxims for good design.

As long as we speak of making the product understandable to the user we still begin with the maker of the product, not the user. Design must be thoroughly conceived from the intuitive expectations of the audience. “Making understandable” is still too rational. A 2 year old with limited language does not understand how to use an ipad, she uses it intuitively: touch? What happens… touch…

Less is not always better. Emphasizing less appeals to a specific style option. Opulence and decoration too are sometimes applicable: think of an English country garden. Or the intricacies of a Cartier watch.

The truth is less sometimes is better, sometimes not. Sometimes the two may be combined, the simplicity of the iPad’s UI but with the abundance of app icons, a florid bouquet on the screen!

Ignore that at your peril as Le Corbusier did in his Pessac project!

Form should follow use.