To me, great design is simple, distinctive and unique. There should be no similar design before. And it gives us the both visual and emotional shock. I believe cultural element make the design more unique and distinctive. But great design sometimes can overpass the cultural differences.

This is a big question, I think Creating great design requires clarity of vision, passion and skill. It’s visceral and compelling. Great design has an impact that you feel as much as see. Culture really affects me deeply,especially the way i am thinking ,it appears in my works derectly

design is different between arts. Arts can be personal. But a great design,i think it's good for "many" people. good for life. banausic,comfortable convenient and beautiful. not just jazzy.

i think culture is important though i don't know much about design. when we see some fashion show, there are more and more chinese element now in the daily life, it seems very suitable and comfortable. just as a chinese girl to say, i think so.