Poor design has given rise to a plethora of commodity accessories and warning signs, an observation made by Elizabeth Gundrey, who was editor of British consumer watchdog magazine Which? in the 1960s. Because rotary dial phones weren't designed properly, Gundrey observed, a trade developed in special dials, amplifiers, shoulder rests and wiggly spirals to keep kinks out of the cords. As for cars, she reminded her readers that, "Never ... Read full entry
The warning signs of design flaws
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 25 July, 2008 to the design and art subset
Pub sign photos
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 2 June, 2008 to the design and art subset
This is something we don't quite have enough of here in Sydney, ornate, ye olde, style pub signs, that are almost a work of art in themselves.
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