August 25, 2005

Philips Address Recorder To Usher In Golden Era Of Free-Range Parenting

Your kid's not old enough to one-button dial you on their Leapfrog phone, but you still want them to eventually find their way home at the end of the day? No problemm. Wit the Philips SBC SC605 In-Touch Address Recorder,...
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Frog Hataz at Frog Design, or Hipster No Love The Bugaboo

A designer from a major, major firm explains how with "dissonant design" like the Bugaboo or the iPod, the combination of design/function/brand is so powerful, people identify with the products and use them as forms of self-expression, even though they...
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"Black is a hot color for cribs."

The LA Times has a good "modern design: now for kids!" story. Nice quotes from Charley Wheelock, the designer from Kapow [hope it means his Peep stuff is back on track for production.] Also: Orange is the new yellow (i.e.,...
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