Maybe Slim could hold a design contest for conceptual artist views of a new SB case design?
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim McCall > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 7:12 PM > To: Slim Devices > Subject: Re: [slim] Why is the SB case so underwhwelming designwise? > > Hey, I'm glad SOMEBODY agrees with me! Seriously, I > completely agree with some of these sentiments that its > simplicity is appropriate and refreshing. > But nonetheless, the shape is rather timid as a design. A > little bit too much like a soap dish from the 70's. It still > could do both: be understated and not flashy - yet still be a > stunning piece of product design. > > > > Jim > __ > > > > I think the original poster (who'll correct me if I'm wrong) had a > > different meaning to industrial design than that which you > are picking > > up. Speaking AS an Industrial Designer, the term means the same as > > Product Design. > > > > A product that appears to be more 'product/industrially designed' > > should look good in it's appropriate context. As to if it > does, that's > > a whole other conversation, and probably pretty subjective. > But I have > > to agree with the original post in that the Squeezebox case > looks like > > a 'generic' case, one made by someone else that is readily > available, > > and the right size, as I can't imagine a 'product designer' > coming up > > with it's shape based on a specific brief for a Slim Device. > > > > I can understand if Slim Devices did indeed buy a generic case, > > possibly get it slightly modded, as they have invested in > the internal > > hardware and software. I do also believe that they could > also have a > > design that would be more appropriate in it's context and > marketplace > > than what currently exists. When people think it looks like > an alarm > > clock, it's hardly a compliment, as it ISN'T an alarm clock > (it's much > > much more), so it shouldn't look like one. I also think there are > > better ways for it to integrate within a Victorian room too. > > > > Stephen Evans > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
