The Design of Everyday things Chapter 6

I really like the idea of handmade things or maybe it’s just the concept behind man made things and the fact that the skills for making these objects are passed down through generations. By doing this the problems are tweaked as the objects are reproduced over and over again which helps work out the bugs and ultimately makes a better product. Why can't we do this with everything?

Good design takes time and everything must be considered.

I thought it was interesting that some of the first type writers were in all CAPS

Fun Fact Frank McGurrin invented the whole idea of memorizing key locations and that you can type with all fingers. What was interesting was the fact that his idea was not automatically except as being the best solution. There was a national contest and it was determined through that process that his was the best solution.

“ Frank Llyod Wright evidently wasn’t very sympathetic about complaints. When Johson the late pres. of S.C. Johson, Inc. called Wright about his roof leaking on a dinner guest. Frank responded by telling him to move his chair.- Classic example of form over function and Mr. Wright just didn’t want to hear about it. Today’s world doesn’t operate like that; the objects and place we use must be functional and aesthetically pleasing. I have been in “Falling Water” and “Kentuck Knob” and I can say they are beautiful but I would never want to live there.

I think it’s a wonderful idea when you involve the people that are going to use a area and get there take on how its going to be design

Corporate Bureaucrats only means bad design because if you can’t contact or research the users of a product then that only means on thing, it’s probably not going too met there needs. I call it Designing Blind

Designing for everyone it’s a wonderful Utopian idea, but can it be done? Is it to large of a task?

I can’t wait until the day we have automated cars.

When designing using a cultural constrain you would be best to build from it. Only make slight alterations