subliminal

subliminal

Design, as they say, is everywhere.

And not just in this manhole cover (although that is fun to think about too), but also the pathway in which it sits – the border, the materials, the dimensions and so on. Humanity in design is so important and you see it in Japan more than you do in Australia, where it so often seems like there is no guiding aesthetic or vision.

Countless essays have been written on function and form, but in simple terms I feel that if the function of something has been deeply considered, the form that results will be pleasing too.