Form follows Function

For the past few days, I used to hit the gym in the evening.

One day, while doing back shoulder workouts, I was too involved in my training and started to add more weights.

My trainer noticed it.

And a couple of minutes later, he stopped me and said, “Bro you’re missing the form.”

I was confused

He then explained, “Putting on too much weight is of no use. You can attain the gesture you want even by coping with low weights. The question to be asked is, do you form the right muscle?

Now, performing exercise for the back shoulders, but your triceps are working. You have to cling to the form (proper muscle).”

Then, he corrected my mistakes, completed the day’s workout, and came back home.

But, even after returning, I can’t stop thinking about the phrase — “form and function.”

I felt that it resonates with the design industry too.

If the design looks perfect, it will do great. But it’s just a myth.

Form and Function both are essential aspects of design.

Form leads how it looks, and Function leads how it works.

It’s a principle of design.