What is good design and what is bad design.
Is all that is Free of charge the best, or is payed the best, or does it have to do with money at all.

In your daily work when you create an illustration, graphic design, web design or take a photograph, and use all this in a official situation. Such as a flyer, broshure, book cover, powerpoint presentation, or whatever. What standard do you demand of yourself? Anything goes without reflecting, or do you over do it?

Taste is different from person to person.
I had a discussion with an IT consultant on a train, this past saturday on my way down to the Swedish book fair. He used Flickr to get all the photos he needed, for all his presentation material, such as PowerPoint and other presentations.

It was free he said, and why would Free be less good photo, illustration or design, just because its free he asked.

Yes its a good question, and of course the answer doesnt have to be that free is bad. But to only look for what is free of charge, limits the development of ones own creative mind. Of course I let the IT consultant to try think again, to open his mind, and so on, but that is how it is. Taste is different. What do you think?

Good or bad, here is a book cover I made for one book that was presented at the Swedish Book fair this weekend.
A book for kids from 11 years of age.

International Herald Tribune wrote an article a bit on this subject: Design. Its written by a Design Critic.
Copy & paste this link to read the article: iht.com/articles/2008/06/09/arts/design9.php

Another thing I came to think about: is less is more always the secret and aproch to good design?