Good Design

I mentioned Hillel Cooperman yesterday in connection with his presentation on good interface design in software. It turns out he has a blog, and I came across this entry on good design of physical objects – in this case a sink in a French railway station. He likes this design, on multiple levels, and so do I. Kudos to the original designer.

 

BTW, this sort of stuff – good ergonomic design – is explored in at least two of Donald A. Norman’s books: The Psychology of Everyday Things, and Turn Signals Are The Facial Expressions of Automobiles. Worth reading. Ooh, I see he’s got a new book out: Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things. I must get a copy – particularly since it has a picture of one of my bête noirs on the front cover – the beautiful looking, but completely impractical Alessi juicer.