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He opens at 6am and closes around 2pm, depending on the demand any given day. In that time, there is almost always a line for his hot-n-fresh donuts.\nIt dawned on me while I was munching on one of Weber’s own. Donuts are products of great design, and as such, there is a lot we can learn from them.\nSometimes, all it takes is a hint of sweet glaze on top of an already easy design to make a product appealing on so many levels. If you can make designs as delightful and simple as donuts, then you have something people will love.\n<\/p>\n\tDesign something that delights people.<\/li>\n\tYour design should be easy to consume.<\/li>\n\tDesign based on how it makes people feel.<\/li>\n\tEngineer the supply and demand.<\/li>\n\tDon’t reinvent what’s already working.<\/li>\n\tLess is more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAnd talk about a viable product… the donut is the minimalist’s treat. There are more sophisticated pastries to be had, but the donut has outdone them with its handy shape and almost unbeatable taste. Make donut-like designs, and you’ll have customers eating out of your hand.\n <\/figure>\n \n<\/p><\/span>Quality and Freshness<\/span><\/h2>\nOh, and never underestimate the quality of fresh<\/em> donuts. By design, newer<\/em> is better. Do these characteristics sound familiar to your principled design sensibilities? They should. Take a few of your favorite things (sugar, butter, flour, milk…) and find just the right combo with them. Good graphics are also achievable with just a few ingredients: the essence of your brand at work with style, and a call to action.\n The donut has no shame, as it appeals to our natural desires. And it doesn’t change with the latest trends, like “Bigger is better!†because it’s not. The donut represents products that don’t need to be re-designed because they are timeless and simply work for the market.\nNo cutlery or dishes are necessary to enjoy them a well-designed product. Your designs, like a mouth-watering loaf of sweetness, should have a rather high perceived value in spite of how simple they may appear.\n Designers often feel the invisible peer pressure to make better and better products over time—to outdo themselves. So ask yourself: Are you vainly attempting to make better designs to ‘change the world’? Or would you be satisfied knowing you could make the world a better place even in the plain-vanilla designs?\n<\/p><\/span>Make People Smile<\/span><\/h2>\n If you ask me, the world is a better place with the delight in the simple pleasures of life. 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