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Power, redesigned

I really love when I see a new take on an old design, in this case the design of the UK power plug. It’s very interesting to see a fresh design for something we thought so set in stone.

Industrial designers sometimes make the mistake of thinking that certain product elements are written in stone, or that they just aren’t worth thinking about. And sometimes it takes a set of fresh eyes to see an exceptionally simple yet innovative solution. That was the case when Royal College of Art student Min Kyu Choi re-imagined the bulky UK power plug.

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Restroom usability problem

Yesterday I went with some friends to a Buffalo Wild Wings for well, some wings. After having some Blue Moons I had to use the restroom which had the configuration depicted in the figure above. Since someone was using the urinal no.3 I went to number 3. You need your space, you know:)

What I didn’t predict was that the guy will finish and will come to wash his hands. The sink was a few inches away from me. It was awkward.

Someone didn’t put too much thought when designing that restroom. You need to think of all the possible situations when designing something. And that goes for web design too.

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