Reading Response #1 (Sample / Boilerplate) to Artful Design • Chapter 1: “Design Is ______” Taylor X. [DATE] Music 256A / CS476a, Stanford University From this week's reading, I'd like to respond to Artful Design Principle 1.5, which states:
—where means are “means to ends” (something that serves another
purpose)
and ends are “ends in themselves” (something worthwhile in
itself). The idea that some things are ends-in-themselves is pretty fascinating to me. Previously, I have normally just looked at designed things based on the needs that they fulfill, without much thought on why they themselves are fulfilling... As an example of this from my everyday life...[ETC ETC] In addition, I'd like make a connection between this and a discussion from class...[ETC ETC] [ETC ETC] |