Friday inspiration:

John Maeda Goes Meta on Design:

Wired News:You’ve ranted in the past about bad design, so I’m wondering if you can give an example of what you consider to be a really bad design.

John Maeda: I don’t rant anymore. I’m a really happy positive guy now. (Laughs) So I think I’d prefer to give you my idea of what I consider really good design.

With regard to what is designed really well, I think people are the best-designed objects in the world. Seriously. People can handle all kinds of shit all day long, and they’re still alive at the end of the day. They’re so robust. They can adapt to any situation. And they also know when to stop. They’ll say, “Hey, I’ve had enough.” And they’ll go out for a smoke or a drink.

Nature is designed pretty darn good, as well.