[bballard]

Architecture is full of further examples of useless design features, from facades to fascia, to non-load bearing columns. There are entire books (even novels) on this subject.

[coldtea]

What people forget is that looking nice is also a function.

Utilitarian design is unsufferable -- like those soviet-era buildings...

[Skunkleton]

Brutalism is super cool though.

[coldtea]

In design work (print, web) where it can't do much damage, yes.

In residential and public buildings, not so much.

[cisanti]

Only if you don't have to live in it.

I grew up in a soviet block and thinking about it gives me anxiety.

[dmix]

Not all product design is about functionality.

Emotional Design by Don Norman is my favourite book on the subject:

https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Design-Love-Everyday-Things...