Of cameras and microwave ovens
It happened that today my trusty, bread-defroster Sharp microwave oven retired from this world. I knew I needed a new oven, and I knew I love my Nikon FM2n camera. There are not many microwave ovens...
View ArticleWrong ergonomics
If an HP printer has to display “sleep mode on” to mean that it is “sleeping”, then there is something wrong with the ergonomy.
View ArticleUseless
I am trying to understand which type of patents should deserve the “crown” for the most useless: design patents or software patents? Well, the latter are more difficult to understand (hence the...
View ArticleDesign stupido applicato ad un orologio da parete
Quando vedo questo orologio da parete in palestra (Freemans Quay, Durham) mi vengono istinti omicidi che in genere non si concretizzano perche’ accompagnati da un dubbio: ammazzare il progettista...
View ArticleUna centrifuga per asciugare l’insalata e per creare sfondi astratti
Una centrifuga robusta, veloce, capiente è utilissima per asciugare l’insalata appena lavata. Oggi, mi è stata anche utile come soggetto fotografico. Grazie alla sua semi-trasparenza, un paio di luci...
View ArticleTrousers’ pockets, or how bad design can propagate
Rear trousers pockets are just as wrong as QWERTY keyboards. How on earth such bad design propagated till today?Read more ›
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