My Review of the X-Box
I had an extended discussion on a message board about the aesthetic merits of the new X-Box, I'll just share my best bits, minus the detritus:
This X-Box looks like a computer tower being strangled, an ungainly hourglass of fug.
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This vicious stab to the eyes in the form of a gaming appliance will be primarily bought and used by greasy youngsters in dark rooms. Thus preserving the rest of civilization, which they have little to do with, from the horror that is the X-Box.
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Saying it looks better than the old X-Box is like saying that a toilet is better to drink out of than a septic tank.
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In case any designers involved with the X-Box are reading this, here's my advice: Go to your nearest KFC and find a spork. Note its delightful, whimsical form. Gaze well at its multi-functional shape. Then, with the utmost force, jab it into your eyeballs that have served you so poorly. This way, you can truly empathize with those on the receiving end of your design. And understanding the customer is the key to good design.
This X-Box looks like a computer tower being strangled, an ungainly hourglass of fug.
...
This vicious stab to the eyes in the form of a gaming appliance will be primarily bought and used by greasy youngsters in dark rooms. Thus preserving the rest of civilization, which they have little to do with, from the horror that is the X-Box.
...
Saying it looks better than the old X-Box is like saying that a toilet is better to drink out of than a septic tank.
...
In case any designers involved with the X-Box are reading this, here's my advice: Go to your nearest KFC and find a spork. Note its delightful, whimsical form. Gaze well at its multi-functional shape. Then, with the utmost force, jab it into your eyeballs that have served you so poorly. This way, you can truly empathize with those on the receiving end of your design. And understanding the customer is the key to good design.