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The Product Designer's Dilemma:

The design of a product is a synergy of visual design, interaction design, psychology and information hierarchy. A product is a lot more than just its skin. The mentality of your average designer on Dribbble is "How do I make this prettier?" when faced with a redesign. This doesn't work with products. *Every* decision is very carefully and consciously made with regard to userbase and functionality. Maybe the result is that the product had to be ugly. That's fine. Most people won't care. Most designers (at least on Dribbble) will, because they don't understand systems. The system is where the beauty of the design lies, not necessary how glossy the buttons are. You can't convey that in 400x300 pixels.
	The Product Designer's Dilemma:

	The design of a product is a synergy of visual design, interaction design, psychology and information hierarchy. A product is a lot more than just its skin. The mentality of your average designer on Dribbble is "How do I make this prettier?" when faced with a redesign. This doesn't work with products. Every decision is very carefully and consciously made with regard to userbase and functionality. Maybe the result is that the product had to be ugly. That's fine. Most people won't care. Most designers (at least on Dribbble) will, because they don't understand systems. The system is where the beauty of the design lies, not necessary how glossy the buttons are. You can't convey that in 400x300 pixels.