"Which raises an important question about design and redesign: not to denigrate the importance of function (or even to suggest that what things look like and how they perform are mutually exclusive) but if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, just how many beholders do you actually have to get before you redesign something?
As John Cage once observed, "the first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is: why do I think it's not beautiful? And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.""
– Jessica Helfand, Ten Things That Need to be Redesigned
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Just curious: why didn't anyone correct the brightness and contrast on this photo before posting it? It's quite dingy. Is there a reason?
The reason was the photo was provided by the home owner/house tour participant, and they are a professional photographer, so the image was not altered to respect their eye. Dingy? More like, natural.
I think the photo looks really nice and natural.
Yeah, I actually found the photo refreshing since it was in natural light.
Agree, nice photo. So wish I had bought the walnut LCW instead of the blonde one. :\
does anyone know what color wall paint that is? i have similar color floors and am looking to go a bit light grey. thanks!
it's really funny that you all are having this discussion about the photo's quality given the quote.
what artist painted those prints?
Looks fine to me.
If you download it and improve it in Photoshop, it's easier to see the beautiful tree-shaped shadow on the wall. Try it. It's really beautiful.