Alan Quatermain

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If we believe that style somehow exists independent of functionality, that we can treat aesthetics and function as two separate pieces, then we ignore the evidence that beauty is much more than decoration.

A List Apart: Articles: In Defense of Eye Candy

Sounds like the same thing Steve Jobs said when describing Apple’s attitude towards design— that it’s not just how a thing looks, it how it functions.