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10+ Types of Design Values

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Design values are principles or beliefs that are adopted by a designer to guide their work. These can be associated with a style or type of design. Alternatively they may be unique to a firm or individual designer. The following are common design values that may be applied to most areas of design including architecture, visual design and industrial design.
Ban The Average
Defensive Design
Design For Privacy
Elegance
Fit For Purpose
Form Follows Function
Form Follows Nature
Genius Loci
Less Is A Bore
Less Is More
More Is Different
Preserving Ambiguity
Principle Of Least Astonishment
Principle Of Least Effort
Spirit Of The Times
There's More Than One Way To Do It
Value Sensitive Design
Worse Is Better

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John Spacey. "10+ Types of Design Values." Simplicable. Retrieved June 21, 2026. from https://simplicable.com/design/design-values
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