Synergy of Style and Design: A Review of the Corsair Graphite 780T

All too often, design and style exist in conflict with each other. Form follows function, as the saying goes. But sometimes, we see products which are as beautifully-styled as they are well-designed. Corsair’s Graphite 780T full-tower becomes a perfect example of this – it’s great looking and functional. Let’s check it out.

The terms “style” and “design” are sometimes confused for one another. In an engineering context, style refers to the visual aesthetic of a product; design, on the other hand, refers to the underlying engineered bits of the product. I like to think of style as a descriptor for how good something looks, while design speaks more to how well something is put together.

There is often a conflict between these two concepts, a conflict best expressed in the maxim “form follows function.” And if you subscribe to that maxim, well, engineering needs must be served first.

But then, once in a while, you get products where there seems to be a synergy between style and design.

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