> >imo it's very rare that a so-called designer ever produces anything > other > >than hideous crap. There are few exceptions - the Porsche-designed > Contax > >RTS being what. What they do is not design, but styling. Since form > follows > >function it requires a real designer to design the camera in the first > >place, based around fit, usability and so on. If they do the job right > the > >camera comes out beautiful and doesn't need a stylist. Bringing in a > stylist > >smacks of desperation and a camera designed by marketers, not by > camera > >makers. > > Have you read "The Design of Everyday Things" by Donald Norman? A > classic in the field and it says pretty much what you just did. > http://www.powells.com/biblio/7-9780385267748-4
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