Aesthetics are at the heart of civilization, not incidental to it. Aesthetic sense should reinforce the values of a society and remind people of them at every glance. They are physical evidence of the refinement of a culture, as well as a message and inheritance for future generations.

This is why we need to have beautiful buildings, streets, and public artisanry as opposed to merely functional ones. Beauty is indeed an aspect of function.

Design

"Form follows finance"

Has profit margins corrupted design aesthetic? 

Does maximizing for conversion rates undermine creativity? 

Have we lost the sense of creating things for the sheer obsessive satisfaction of making something that resonates with others in exchange for a better bottom line? 

These are the kinds of questions I like to see coming up in this industry where we literally get to start from scratch with all our theories.

Hyperstitious conversation topics here about how "form follows finance". Follow through to the OP for an exploration on how modern economics may have killed aesthetics.

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Hyperstitious conversation topics here about how "form follows finance". Follow through to the OP for an exploration on how modern economics may have killed aesthetics.

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