In "The Design of Everyday Things" Norman pointed out the visual and esthetic importance of everyday things which habituate our living world (liebensveld).
Take the Lamborghini Galardo, 650-4. In the present lineup, the Asterion LPI-910-4 is a bit nice, a bit Fisker Karma. Sort of happy, jovial, and inviting a country ride. Models such as the Hurrican - seem riddled with fire-control switches - utterly useless - and taken from Military design criteria, to appeal to the male. We liked the Egotiste, however. Aghast at the Aventador. Only the Veneno Roadster seems owner-ship worthy. And that's four million Canadian (CDN). $4.0M.
It's thus that you begin to appreciate the everyday things, and how properly they are made. Take the Gilette Fusion Pro Glide Razor - not the ridiculous one with the ball taken from the ... - but the Fusion Power. How much work went into that? Or you everyday pair of Chinese Stainless barber shears - how the interior of the handle is a different colour from the outside - what design -how Lamborghini Aventador!
It's a pity that not much in Hi Fi has a budget for design. It's often trudged out as a blatant after-though - or so secondary from good design that only the most marginal of products are hailed as design revolutions, and are circled with awe in trade shows.
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