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June 02, 2008

That design is money!

A better ATM experience from Wells Fargo

by Holger Struppek

Holger Struppek shares some design insights that went into Wells Fargo's touchscreen ATM interface--a product freed from a major hardware-imposed restriction of the past.

29 Comments | In Prototyping the Future, Everyday Things

May 04, 2008

Watershed Protection as Functional Art

In search of beautiful civil engineering products

by Michael Beavers

Daniel McCormick's watershed protection installations are beautiful--even inspiring--because they blend in with the environment while serving an important engineering function. Can we extend his lessons to large-scale construction projects?

April 07, 2008

Modular kit housing

Gorgeous designs, poor usability and high expense

by Michael Beavers

Building homes from kits has been popular as early as the late 1800s when Sears Roebuck & Co sold and shipped plans, pre-measured materials and hardware to any point in the country served by a rail line. Here's a look at a modern take on kit housing. Apart from the aesthetic, has anything really changed?

7 Comments | In Architecture and space design

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sidney orr said about Modular kit housing

Obviously good aesthetics, but a very poor price-size ratio. I see retail
kits, ready to move into, assembled on your foundation, for
a rule-of-thumb price of <= $79 sq foot (in calif) ALL_INCLUSIVE
except for the foundation and land of course… and…. if one wishes
even more vanilla materials—but still better designed than many
post WWII tracts that many of grew up in – it is possible to get even
lower sq foot costs…. BTW it should be common-sense that building a foundation, with a few friends, who are experienced, is not rocket-science…. the art lies in finding the land with infrastructure in place…and that may not be hard to do, esp whilst the depression continues…. also, I am seeing many “fixers”—with land—for well
under $100k – in calif no less – for better or worse – that may be even more cost effective….

Posted on 03 jun 2009 16:35

Manuel Pino said about That design is money!

I’d like to thank you for sharing with us this great article. I work in Self Service area since many years ago and I never have seen an interface so intuitive and clear. This is the right direction, to be clear and fast. Congratulations Mr. Struppek
Best regards
Manuel Pino

Posted on 19 apr 2009 15:06

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Posted on 16 feb 2009 03:03

March 22, 2008

Living large with warning signs

Rapid communicaton for the care and nonfeeding of cats of prey

by Michael Beavers

Sometimes we can witness great design thinking in the most quotidian of media. Here's a short exploration of a locally famous warning sign from the wilderness of Northern California.

2 Comments | In Signage and wayfinding

March 21, 2008

Supporting multiple transportation modes

Some designers are good at helping us get by

by Michael Beavers

In the United States, we growl about having freedom of choice about how we travel and then ironically opt a single mode of transport (usually a large car), clog the interstates and arterials, and complain about how poorly the transportation system works. Finite spaces can support a surprisingly large number of transportation modes and keep everyone moving efficiently toward their destinations.

0 Comments | In Urban design and streetscapes