How to articulate the difference between design principles and aesthetic style?

1. What is the difference between aesthetics and design?
2. What are the principles of design for most design projects?
3. What makes a design effective?
4. How good design helps in efficient implementation?

What is the difference between aesthetics and design?

In visual terms, aesthetics includes factors such as balance, color, movement, pattern, scale, shape and visual weight. Designers use aesthetics to complement their designs' usability, and so enhance functionality with attractive layouts. “Design is the method of putting form and content together.

What are the principles of design for most design projects?

There are twelve basic principles of design: contrast, balance, emphasis, proportion, hierarchy, repetition, rhythm, pattern, white space, movement, variety, and unity. These principles work together to create visually appealing and functional designs that make sense to users.

What makes a design effective?

The principles of design are the rules a designer must follow to create an effective and attractive composition. The fundamental principles of design are: Emphasis, Balance and Alignment, Contrast, Repetition, Proportion, Movement and White Space. Design differs from art in that it has to have a purpose.

How good design helps in efficient implementation?

A good design is effective and efficient in fulfilling its purpose. It relies on as few external factors and inputs as possible, and these are easy to measure and manipulate to achieve an expected other output. A good design is always the simplest possible working solution.