Inspired by this lecture from Virgil Abloh at Harvard, I created a working set of design principals. More guiding principles for my self than anyone else.
note: This is a living document.
Inspired by Human Behavior - Deeply understanding the people who will be experiencing your product is essential for solving their problems and improving their lives
Lightweight - Lightweight as in light on your mind. The device can be complicated, or simple but the user should not have it weighing on his or her mind.
Geometrically Pure/Honest - This does not be things cannot be organic, but rather they should be geometrically honest to the nature of the product.
Core Ideas Reconstructed - breaking down a product to its essential goal and redesigning it from there.
Every Product is an experience - Whenever someone is using the product they should be experiencing more positive emotions then if they weren't