Good design is obvious. Great design is invisible.😎

Have you noticed how good design solves a problem and is usually quite noticeable? Great design, on the other hand, seamlessly integrates into the user experience, becoming almost invisible. 👏🏼🎉

This leads to the paradox of good design, which I contemplated a while ago.

In other words, great design fades into the background, letting the user focus on the purpose or task at hand rather than the design itself.

This could be one of the reasons why there are so many unrecognised good designers.

Agree? Disagree? 🤔😜

About the author

Martin Tutko is a product designer by trade and a part-time philosopher by hobby. Thinking, researching and doing design since 1998. And as of 2023 also sharing and writing about some of my experiences as a product designer 🧑🏻‍💻🌟