Homework #1

Response To "How to Ruin a Great Design"

      Alice Rawsthorn's How to Ruin a Great Design in the New York Times talks about poor re-design and ruining great designs.  It follows a theme of newer isn't necessarily better, which I absolutely agree with.  On road signs this is an important thing, and not only for the point that Alice made of something not being eye appealing, but if you poorly design a road sign that can be incredibly dangerous.  When designing something that many people will see and use on a Daily basis it's imperative to take the time necessary and be cautious, as it could be life threatening. I also agree with  her point of new design's being sometimes inferior to old design's, you need to ensure that a design will be just as great-if not better, otherwise their is no point in creating it.