There are so many products out there that people use day in day out that I just know could be SO improved upon! I want to redesign, but I don’t know how or where to begin. But someday I really want to…
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Why is the iPod such a pleasure to use when so many consumer devices are so terrible?
Lately I’ve been fascinated with the notion of finding a way to radically redesign a commonplace consumer product and vastly improve its usability. My first target may be the humble digital alarm clock. In my current mental model I’ve slimmed it down to a total of two controls (possibly a third to allow one-button selection of daylight saving / normal time). I’m tempted to buy a bunch of components at Fry’s and solder together a prototype over the holidays. Hmmm.

