Task 5: Video Reflections

Yves Behar: Designing objects that tell stories

i believe that the major take home messages of this video were surrounding the ideas of values in design and values of the design process. he talks about making products that tell a story and how it is important to see the journey the product has taken and the importance of that story to the outcome of the product. he expressed how it was important to him that he was a designer that did it from the inside out, rather than just designing skins for the product. i think this is an important message for all designers.



he also taked about how his products involve the user, creating more friendly relationships between product and consumer, like the leaf lamp which can be adjusted to the feel of the user, creating a more personal connection to the product. he also gave insight into his designing process talking about the pushing and the pulling during design and how important that is for the process. to really understand the object designers need to look beyond the first layer and delve deeper into the values of the product and the stories it has behind it.



he also expresses how it is possible to change the world with the right values in design and i believe that his XO laptop is a great example of how he has taken design to a very valuable level, leading the way for world changing designs.