Design Trends Aren’t Real

“I am a product designer I am NOT a creative “

“Design has a purpose and art doesn’t so design is not art”

The above posts I’ve seen people post on LinkedIn more times than I’ve ever kept count

I’ve seen the same “design trends” articles plague the internet for years.

(something for all logical purposes shouldn’t even be a thing in a field where so many people are so insecure about being creative they denounce the presence of it all together.)

Design Trends

Some invisible President of All Design created

Minimalism

This is literally all these stupid lists every damn year. And frankly In most aspects of life I loath Marie Kondo. And Minimalism. At its root minimalism is another way for wealthy people to display their wealth.

“Hello come on in to my 10 million dollar loft. Don’t mind my rack of capsule clothing that cost 15 thousand dollars and the one coffee table I own custom built for 100k. The things you own end up owning you bro!”

I am not denying minimalism has its place on very small interfaces you keep in your pocket.

In most areas in life it is a sterile snooze fest filled with pretentious font people who say kerning too often. And didn’t fall…