Dieter Rams: Ten Principles for Good Design

Love it

rams is a good subject . this book is a good description of . less is more .

Very very inspirational! Like Dieter Rams himself!

I'm a product designer and admire Mr. Rams. I thought this book was an in-depth look at his design theory. In actuallity it is a coffee table book full of photographs. Only 1/8 of the book has any significant text and the font is very large and has excessive line spacing. In other words, there is not much discussion here. It is mostly a picture book showing his designs. I should add that many are not so "timeless" and many look like relics from the 60's -70's. The chapter "One Hundred Products in Detail" has almost zero details - just one or two photos. So if you want a coffee table book with plenty of pictures, this is a good one. If you want to learn about Mr. Rams design theory, then this book is lacking. Look elsewhere. Had the book been named "A Tour of Dieter Rams Designs" I would have expected what this book actually is.

I've recently taken an interest in set design. I never knew of Dieter prior to reading, but I have come to find out he is the biggest inspiration behind a lot of products we use today. I dig his philosophy on design being simplistic, and consonant with nature. Good read if you may be interested in designing anything!

I was very disappointed to see both books banged up at the corners since they weren’t securely wrapped. Since these are expensive books, I expect expected more from the delivery and the packaging quality.

I bought this book because I need to use it for research, but the content is more like a coffee table book. I wished the material could explain more details on the principles.