Emotional Design Reactions

I got a lot of information out of the Emotional Design excerpt by David A. Norman mainly about designing products that are seductive to the customer but also functional. What is the point of a beautiful product if all it is going to do is sit there? The juicer is a major example. A lot of time went into making that juicer and then they plate it in gold which will errode with use. Why not make it out of a plastic so that it could be used? Form follows function and he argues that aesthetics will lead to purchase but, after that what happens when you can't use it? It just goes into the back of a cabinet somewhere to collect dust.

I think this is very important to keep in mind with our tea infusers. Make something beautiful but, remember that it is supposed to WORK. It is supposed to make tea, therefore it should do such. It could be the most brilliant looking tea infuser in the world but if it does not work then it is no good.