Disposable design

One of the arguments I sometimes see is that nobody should care about conference poster design, because posters are “disposable.”Counterpoint.

My friends, have you ever used cheap toilet paper?Did the fact that it was “disposable” mean you didn’t care about the experience of using it?Probably not. You probably cared about how easy it was to start the roll, and probably cared a lot about how it felt when you used it.I would image that people have similar feelings about using poorly designed tampons or condoms.Now, I know that the experience of a conference poster is not like using a product that is meant for close contact with body parts in the “swimsuit zone.”But just because something is used once is no excuse for poor design. Nor is it a reason to mock people for caring about their experience with something.