迪特·拉姆斯提出的好的设计应该遵循十项原则:
好的设计是创新的(Good design is innovative);
好的设计是实用的(Good design makes a product useful);
好的设计是唯美的(Good design is aesthetic);
好的设计让产品说话(Good design helps a product to be understood);
好的设计是谦虚的(Good design is unobtrusive);
好的设计是诚实的(Good design is honest);
好的设计坚固耐用(Good design is durable);
好的设计是细致的(Good design is thorough to the last detail);
好的设计是环保的(Good design is concerned with the environment);
好的设计是极简的(Good design is as little design as possible)。