Manifesto - first draft

Manifesto

First notes on my manifesto ideas 

Manifesto

The end user, the customer, should complete design

Everyone is different, people use products in different ways suited to who they are and how they live

The design process is not complete until the user is satisfied with it. Design should incorporate the idea that the consumer is part of the design process and has the final say on the design and how it works.

Whether it be how an item of clothing looks or is worn, or a utensil crafted to specifically fit the users hand

Customizability

Make it personal

View the consumer as a co designer

Mass customized products

Mass customization

Identity and personal preference

Laser printing

One size does not fit all

You are designing for people not the approval of other designers

Respect the individual, more than the mass

Make life easy

DO not finish your design; let the consumer the co designer

People strive to stand out, let them do so

Embrace randomness

Empower individuals

Never underestimate the perception of colour

The consumer completes the design process