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Timeless Design Principles: Unveiling Ancient Wisdom in Modern UX
Exploring the Power of Duality: How Ancient Concepts Shape Today’s User Experience
In the realm of UX Design, the concept of duality plays a pivotal role. Duality, in essence, is the interplay of two contrasting elements that, paradoxically, unite to form a harmonious and effective design. Let’s dive into how this ancient wisdom can elevate your design skills.
Duality Design philosophy creates a connection between two elements.
Hitachi’s duality is that by focusing on engineering excellence, thoughtful user interfaces and iconic yet silent designs, we are able to create the best products for our partners and customers.
Hitachi’s ‘Duality Design’ philosophy and its principles based on solving real user needs and deliver ‘Living Harmony’ to your living space with comfortable, clean Hitachi air.
1. The Dance of Divergence vs Convergence
The famous double diamond model (seen above) represents a dualistic approach to Design with phases of exploration, and subsequent refinement and focus. First, in a period of creation and expansion, we explore the problem with a non-exclusive view to “outside the box” ideas. Then, in the refinement phase, we take a more critical mindset and focus on practical and effective solutions in our design.
