Taste is the ability to identify quality. To understand quality we need to look critically at: materials that are fit for purpose, ergonomy that considers audience needs, effective use of affordances, usability, accessibility, harmonic color choices, aesthetic choices that elicit emotion, intentional visual hierarchy — amongst others. Taste is in the observer, quality is in the object. The concept of taste becomes more productive when framed objectively around quality, and in ways that are measurable or at least comparable.

The <n>Dachshund sideboard</n> by designer <n>Deniz Aktay</n>.

A guidebook design for <n>Nike ACG</n>, featuring <n>Smith Rock, Oregon</n>.

The e-reader prop from <n>It Follows</n> (2014) displays text from <n>Fyodor Dostoevsky</n>'s novel <n>The Idiot</n>.

The futuristic interior of a 1982 <n>Aston Martin Lagonda</n>. Photo by <n>P-Thugg aka The Saffron Don</n>.

An outdoor office setup, courtesy of <n>Canoopsy Media</n> and <n>Liam</n>.

A screenshot of the <n>skeuomorphic</n> user interface for <n>iTunes 10</n>.

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The <n>Moss iMac</n> artwork by <n>Willem</n>.

A 1998 launch poster for the <n>Apple</n> <n>iMac G3</n> from the <n>Think different</n> campaign.

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<n>Steel and Stone Piano</n> (2023) by <n>Daniel Kamp</n> in collaboration with <n>Henry Chu 朱力行</n>.

<n>Industrial</n> pipe chair built by <n>Paul</n> from Belgium, featured by <n>Simplified Building</n>.

Actor <n>Christian Bale</n> as <n>Patrick Bateman</n> in <n>American Psycho</n> (2000), with artwork by <n>Robert Longo</n>.

Illustration by <n>Alex Castro</n> for <n>The Verge</n> for an article about the <n>iMac</n> by <n>Monica Chin</n>.

<n>Porsche 959</n>. Image courtesy of <n>Porsche AG</n>.

The paper collage <n>M1</n> (2022) by artist <n>Lola Dupré</n>.

<n>FLOAT</n>, a brick bench designed by <n>Akasaki & Vanhuyse</n> for the <n>London Festival of Architecture</n>.

<n>Thomas Demand</n>'s <n>Büro (Office)</n>, 1995, a photograph of a life-sized paper model of a ransacked Stasi office.

<n>Studio for an artist</n> by architects <n>Raanan Stern</n> and <n>Shany Tal</n>. Photo by <n>Gidon Levin</n>.

Graphic by <n>N&MS</n> and <n>Warriors Studio</n> for the <n>Biennale Internationale de Design Graphique</n>.

The <n>mid-century modern</n> home of architect <n>Peter Cohen</n> and his wife Sally in Maine. Photo by <n>Mark Mahaney</n>.

<n>Cy Twombly</n>'s "<n>Bacchus</n>" at the <n>Vienna State Opera</n> for the 2010-2011 season. Photo by <n>Andreas Scheiblecker</n>.

The <n>Bow Quarter Apartment</n> refurbishment in East London by architect <n>EBBA</n>. Photo by <n>Benni Allan</n>.

A desk artwork by artist <n>Lee Mi-kyung</n> in the Yangpyeong home she shares with <n>Lee Jong-myeong</n>.

The interior of the <n>Foro Boca</n> concert hall in Mexico, designed by <n>Rojkind Arquitectos</n>. Photo by <n>Jaime Navarro</n>.