At Least 3 Things Wrong With The Guardian’s Recent Article on Philippe Starck

1. Starck: “I have always drawn and always been good at it.”

Actually no you draw like a 5 year-old:



2. Starck: “My thing is replacement. You propose an object. If it’s right, it works and the previous object vanishes. ”

Actually no it’s called a landfill.

3. Starck: “I have no idea how much money I earn. It’s not because I’ve lost track, I just never knew….earning money doesn’t stop me taking an interest in others.”

Tell that to the Steve Jobs estate who you’re trying to sue for 3 million euros in unpaid fees: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20815910

(original Guardian story here)

Design Glossary (work in progress)

Collaborate: “I don’t have the skills to do this on my own nor can I pay for it, so let’s collaborate.”

Brainstorm: An opiate-like feel good love-in where there are no stupid ideas, except for the stupid ones. Also a gateway drug to “collaborations”.

Design: An additive that increases sales. eg - “We need to add some design to this”

Eco: see “Green”

Green: see “Sustainable”

Sustainable: see “Eco”

Rendering: Photorealism that is often mistaken as a real photo. Also the desired form of design-to-marketing communication since the early 00’s. Also good for when sketches require too high a level of abstract thought to understand (i.e. always)

Sleek: Default descriptor when fumbling for design-savvy words. Frequently paired with bad grammar: “It has a real sleek look to it.”

Innovation: The ability to make a profit and win awards by rethinking things that needn’t have been rethought.

Design Thinking: When you sit around thinking about where it all went wrong, but look good doing it.

Website update

www.leonfitzpatrick.com

A little bit of a long time coming, but just added some info about what I’ve been doing for the past year