Turn beauty into gold: the art of decorating in design


The phrase "gilding lily" means unnecessary decoration, the idea is that the decoration of lily with a surface scenery only blunts its natural beauty. However, the author claims that a little of what may seem like unnecessary decoration in design, exactly what you need.
🚀 When your design is strong and you have learned the basics, adding one layer of decor can help convey attention and care.
💡 Lilies are natural beauty and everyone is unique. They do not need additional decoration. But first you need a lily. If your design is excellent, you have a lily. If not, you need to go back to work on the basics.
⚡ "gilding" means to cover with a thin layer of gold. It is not about the inner beauty invested in the soul of your product (this is part of the metaphor about Lily). Touching metaphorical golden foil on the surface can send a message about pleasure with Namik Decadence.
- 📌 Determination of the metaphor "gild the lily".
- 📌 The role of design in design.
- 📌 Principles of working with design basics.
- 📌 Ways to use design decoration.
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https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/04/gild-just-one-lily/