I need help translating the following. "Beauty is as beauty does".

Phrase is used in the following sentence: Design is judged another way: "Beauty is as beauty does".

Thank you in advance

https://www.multitran.com/m.exe?ll1=1&ll2=2&s=handsome+is+as+handsome+does

https://www.quora.com/What-does-beauty-is-as-beauty-does-mean-in-English-Does-it-have-the-same-meaning-as-beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder

https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/20/messages/643.html

https://www.livelib.ru/quote/43075693-stoya-pod-radugoj-fenni-flegg

предположу, что в этом контексте имелась в виду польза/функциональность/удобство

Making judgments

In 1820, Keats wrote, “‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty’—that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” Older still is the motto, “Ars longa, vita brevis.” Art strives to achieve beauty, which is truth, which is a noble thing more enduring that life itself. At least, that's the party line. In this century art has emphasized moral purpose, visionary truthfulness, and inward-looking integrity. Art is judged in terms of beauty and truth, of insight and revelation, of almost prophetic clairvoyance—when it isn’t being judged as text, subtexts, and social constructs. Utility doesn’t fit this mindset. Practical success is not the hallmark of art, as the example of Van Gogh attests.

Design is judged another way: “Beauty is as beauty does.” If it doesn’t get the job done, the design is considered not good, or worse, not successful. Does the design serve the product? Does it accomplish an end—does it sell, inform, persuade, direct, or entertain? Typically, lack of success in these ways (often described statistically or quantitatively) is considered a defect in the design. Ultimately, a design must fulfill its primary job of packaging or illustration or instruction, and no amount of aesthetic glamour will substitute for its failure to do so.

https://www.michaelbradydesign.com/post/art-and-design-what-s-the-big-difference

Ultimately, a design must fulfill its primary job of packaging or illustration or instruction, and no amount of aesthetic glamour will substitute for its failure to do so.

т.е. главное в кресле - удобство, а сидеть можно и с закрытыми глазами

Утрируете. Там этого нет.

А по теме:

Beauty is as beauty does - прекрасное то, что прекрасно для вас.

Если глаза на мягком месте — то да, а если там, где у большинства прямоходящих двуногих — прокатит и с открытыми.

Вы спутали с другой пословицей - "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

"A common saying is "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," which means beauty doesn't exist on its own but is created by observers. That famous quote can help you remember that a beholder is someone who sees or otherwise experiences things, becoming aware of them."

What does "beauty is as beauty does" mean in English? Does it have the same meaning as "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"?

The two phrases have very different meanings.

Beauty is as beauty does means that beauty is worthless unless it comes with a kind, generous soul. Whether someone is actually “beautiful” should be judged by their actions, not their appearance.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder means that there is no absolute, universally agreed definition of beauty. Each of us finds different people or things beautiful, and there are enormous variations in what is considered “attractive”.