What is Function?
Conveying a message to an audience should be the central function or purpose of any design. When we start designing, we keep in mind the audience and the message we want to convey. This dictates the form we choose. Think about how your audience perceives your message. Is it something they’re going to see and understand immediately? Or is it something they’re going to have to think about and absorb more slowly? Perhaps your message will be meant to appeal to a small and specific audience, or even a single person. Or you could create messages that are designed to appeal to different audiences, in which case you may use different forms to reach these audiences. What is Form? It’s important to have messages presented in a form that fits their function. Otherwise, it’s like fitting a square peg into a round hole. Even if you’re able to make something look pretty, it could be failing at getting the message across (its primary function) if the form isn’t right. Make sure that you always think of the function before the form, because even the nicest looking design can’t accomplish its goal when it’s not in the right form. |
How do Form and Function work together?
The shape or form of something should be driven by its intended purpose and function In other words, don’t build a beautiful, square-shaped wheel. Source: Function in Design and Marketing |