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Subtraction.com: Built to Not Last
A spot-on analysis by Khoi of the changing perception of the value in product design, as exemplified by Apple.
Design Firm Seeks to Humanize Technology - NYTimes.com
Those lovely BERG chaps profiled in the New York Times.
Russell M Davies: Make things, not media platforms (Wired UK)
A rallying cry from Russell, urging us not to rely too much on the intangible.
Ben Bashford - Notebook of Things - Emoticomp
How does an object’s character and/or behaviour tie in with communicating its purpose in life, how it looks and how it should be used?
The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple Is Just Fine
A great article about the rising prevalence of "rough consensus and running code" in the real world.