Re:Two perspectives on a designer who Steve Jobs could not hire
by perl4ever on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @09:28PM
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Have you heard of the musical group Bauhaus? I don't have a specific point, except that my impression is they were pretty theatrical.
Also, I'd observe that a "spiritual successor" to something might have some significant differences?
Anyway, I liked the folding Thinkpad keyboard. If it had been a flimsy malfunctioning attempt at getting attention, it would have been different. But it was very solid, wasn't it?
Re:Two perspectives on a designer who Steve Jobs could not hire
by gerdesj on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @06:26PM
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Bauhaus was a German design house. The band was named after them. I remember seeing the band on Top of the Pops (UK) back in the day. Their videos etc were generally in b/w which echoes the design house which majored quite heavily in black, white and chrome. The music was pretty stylistic too.
Anyway, the Bauhaus in the article is the design house and not the band.
Re:Two perspectives on a designer who Steve Jobs could not hire
by perl4ever on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @09:21PM
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> The band was named after them
I know, that's the point; I'm saying that the original criticism was too simplistic.
Re:Two perspectives on a designer who Steve Jobs could not hire
by itronitron on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @11:53PM
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Bauhaus are famous for "Form follows function."
Richard creates:
"When the Thinkpad is closed, it looks like a simple black slab. When opened, a cam at the hinge theatrically rearranges two keyboard halves to extend out of the computer. There are numerous colorful accents, including an IBM logo in red, green, and blue, and of course, the red Trackpoint."
... theatrically ...
"The PowerBook, on the other hand, aims to be as simple as possible in whatever state."
... that's Bauhaus: simple.
I like the stinkies' keyboard, but it is quite daft. His engineer creds are a bit underwhelming. Exploding coffee pots are pretty silly in a world that has had the pressure cooker, kettles and the steam engine for centuries/millennia.