If the door has a lock, I just consider the bathroom unisex and use the men’s room.
A clever solution for women who want to avoid those long public restroom lines … on Twitpic
At first glance, the truck on West 53rd (Midtown Manhattan) was covered in graffiti, but the information on the door is the business name and address.
Supercute earbud earphone packaging from Panasonic. via OhGizmo!
Don Norman says “Design for the modern designer is about finding unmet needs, about the way people interact with and use the product or service, about economic and environmental sustainability, about providing utility and pleasure.”
Can your contest judge a design based on those requirements?
Take out all of the clothing on UnCrate and it could easily be a magazine for women. In every issue I find something to adore. Usually a clock. This one, called Qlocktwo would look great in my office.
I bought a new deodorant this week: Dove Ultimate Go Fresh Energizing with Grapefruit and Lemongrass.
I know, it sounds like an energy drink.
It is also the most easily advanced deodorant in the world. Take a look at Secret Kuku Cocoa Butter (yes, I choose deodorants with the weirdest names) on the left. See that tiny dial? Do you understand how slippery that thing can be if I forget to put deodorant on until after I’ve moisturized?
On the Dove deodorant, the entire bottom turns. Yeah, it is basically a huge handle. Brilliant for those of us with and without excellent manual dexterity.
You’re supposed to pull up for a liquid waste-friendly flush and push down for a solid waste flush. Except that pushing down is easier than pulling up when you’re using your foot. I wonder if these would have to be redesigned or if they could just install the handle backwards to fix that.
[Seen at the bathroom in PDX]
Signs I’ve had too much caffeine: I spend 1/2 hour designing and printing envelopes to send rent to my landlord.