Dieter Ram’s 10 Principles of (Life) Design

You could probably replace “Good design is…” with “A Good Life is…” in the list below and retain most of the meaning and use…

1. Good design is innovative
2. Good design makes a product useful
3. Good design is aesthetic
4. Good design makes a product understandable
5. Good design is unobtrusive
6. Good design is honest
7. Good design is long-lasting
8. Good design is thorough down to the last detail
9. Good design is environmentally friendly
10. Good design is as little design as possible