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on ergonomics and product design
I once visited the makers of a very good electric shaver. I was taken through a lab where people try out prototypes. I asked about ergonomic improvements. Is the balance improved? The head angle? The fit with the user's hand ( Read more... ) -
get outta that spaceship and fight like a man
[source]Claudia Kotchka is holding the secret to understanding design at Procter & Gamble in her palm. It's not a P&G product but a tin of Altoids, the "curiously strong" mints produced by Wrigley. As the scent of peppermint oil wafts out of the box, she points out the nostalgic typeface, the satisfyingly crinkly liner paper. "Even the little mints ( Read more... ) -
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a book on the reading list:
naomi klein - shock doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalism
if the dollar collapses, as the outgoing imf chief noted was a feared possibility at the imf-worldbank meetings, i'm curious what would be next, hm hm hmmmmmmm
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