Comments on: Mac’s petit inventions: Good Ol’ Gadgets http://johnnyholland.org/2009/11/good-ol-gadgets/ It's all about interaction Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:03:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dan Soltzberg http://johnnyholland.org/2009/11/good-ol-gadgets/#comment-109603 Dan Soltzberg Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:42:39 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=4145#comment-109603 We recently did an exploratory research study on Reading and Books ( http://www.portigal.com/series/reading-ahead/ ), and one of the things we heard again and again from people was how important the tactile and kinsesthetic qualities of books were to their reading experience. We humans migrate more and more of our experiences to the digital realm, yet remain physical beings. It's both a conundrum and a rich set of design challenges. Interestingly, your CD player design reminds me of a Sony turntable I used to have. ( http://tinyurl.com/yjsb9rl ) We recently did an exploratory research study on Reading and Books ( http://www.portigal.com/series/reading-ahead/ ), and one of the things we heard again and again from people was how important the tactile and kinsesthetic qualities of books were to their reading experience.

We humans migrate more and more of our experiences to the digital realm, yet remain physical beings. It’s both a conundrum and a rich set of design challenges.

Interestingly, your CD player design reminds me of a Sony turntable I used to have. ( http://tinyurl.com/yjsb9rl )

]]> By: Daniel Szuc http://johnnyholland.org/2009/11/good-ol-gadgets/#comment-109602 Daniel Szuc Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:53:03 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=4145#comment-109602 So where do we order the pencil sharpener? A good example of taking an existing design and making it more delightful. Alsmot a home accessory. Like it :) So where do we order the pencil sharpener? A good example of taking an existing design and making it more delightful. Alsmot a home accessory. Like it :)

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