Sunday, November 30, 2008

Maymoktard©

One of the ideas i wanted to share was giving you my take on a twitter posting that I came across.

Here's the gist "...wondering why mayo, mustard and ketchup haven't joined forces yet in one bottle... "

My response is of course "Maymoktard"

Following along in the brave foot steps orignally taken by sauces such as:
tartar sauce ( relish and mayo)
cocktail sauce (ketchup and horse radish)
and of course the pink stiff that comes with your Big mac.

But is this just a combining together of condiments?

or is it a efficiency to common man that ranks with the likes of Smuckers™ Goober
( Peanut butter and strawberry jam or grape jelly in alternating stripes)

As pretty as it looks originally, after using the product for a while - it turns into a confused mess (like the one I used to get in trouble for when I was younger.








What's the solution?
I envision a beautifully designed applicator that would have the condiments separated twisting and spiraling bringing them all together at the nozzle at once. This will not only save you time, but could also allow you to swap out different condiments (say djion mustard, instead of yellow, purple ketchup, or hot and spicy for our regular.




After writing this I am now hungry and going to make myself a sandwich , the old fashion way unfortunately:(

Saturday, November 29, 2008

A life's Design - Mini Book expo review # 1

Here is my first review:

A life's design - The life and work of industrial designer Charles Harrison.

As some one who has an interest in usability and design, I was impressed with how many of Charles Harrison's designs affected my life.

I grew up in a small town where the Sears catalog was a staple, and as I read through this book i was surprised at how many of his designs I had used growing up. The plastic garbage cans, the sewing machines, the radios, television sets and even my Viewmaster™ all had his touch out upon them.

This is a small sampling of the several thousand products he had designed in his time.

The book itself shows us some of the many products he has created over the years, the pictures are large , rich and printed on glossy stock so that you can see the details put into the put into all of his designs.

Not only were the designs esthetically pleasing - but the thought of features ( like hand holds, self sealing lids and durability on his garbage cans) lets you know that he was taking the use of the product in consideration as well.

Charles Harrison was one of the first black designers in corporate America. And his contributions to industrial design in the past and towards the future have been substantial.

Books website:http://www.alifesdesign.com/
Published by :http://highspotinc.com/

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