Have you not had the feeling of instantly liking something the moment you have seen the product? This has more to do with good designing skills than anything else.
Braun is world famous for some of the finest products. Their 10 principles on designing listed below can be used as a guideline whenever you design anything in life,
Good design is innovative
Good design enhances the usefulness of a product
Good design is aesthetic
Good design displays the logical structure of a product; its form follows its function
Good design is unobtrusive
Good design is honest
Good design is enduring
Good design is consistent right to the details
Good design is ecologically conscious
Good design is minimal design
Come to think of it. You can use the above principles in anything you do, even writing a nice report.
