@Double E - Ok, this is starting to get funny now.
I'll just add a few more things and then bow out of this discussion because I've already said everything I have to say on the actual topic.
A) On the subject of my so-called "continued rants."
You may want to look up the actual
definition of the word 'rant' (and especially what it means when it's applied to posting on the Internet) before you throw it at somebody here.
B) Again, I never once said Fender was
misrepresenting their Design Experience offering. Nor have I accused (or ever thought) that they were engaged or attempting to engage in "deceiving" or "duping" their customers. Those are
your words
ergo your interpretation. Not mine.
C) I don't think Leo Fender (or much anybody else who claims to have legitimately designed something) would consider picking things from a list to be anything remotely like the process designers go through when they're actually designing things. Leo certainly didn't.
Note: as far as "designing an aesthetic" goes, I have
no idea what the point you're trying to make is - nor even a single clue what it is you're saying. Are you talking about
design aesthetics? Because if so, I can't see how that applies to picking options from a list, no matter how hard I try.
Visual or
design aesthetics certainly do apply to the
process of product design. But as far as I understand the term you don't just sit down and "design an aesthetic." (A good paper on that can be found [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] if you want to explore some of the more current thinking on the subject.)
D) I appreciate your calling attention to the fact that what I've previously posted is "frankly"
my opinion. I'm in complete agreement with you on that point since I never thought what I said was anything else. Nor would it ever be taken as anything but
my own personal opinion. Which is something I stated in my original and second posting if you'll recall. (That little "Or so it seems to me." is sort of the giveaway.)
I do like to think the opinions I expressed were reasonably well thought out, free from any obvious factual errors, and contained no blatant misrepresentations of fact - or other people's words. (Which is a bit more than I can say for some of the responses it got back.)
I will, however, agree with you I may have done a poor job in managing my own reader's expectations. Or some readers at least. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I do tend to write the way I'm thinking - rather than think about how to write something. I'll have to pay more attention to that going forward and try to do a better job next time.
Later!
