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Craigslist. The UI is extremely streamlined. Everything is either a Cmd-F or a search away. it's a brutalist masterpiece
The original iPod, the very first one with the wheel that actually turned. I don't think I've ever known a product I loved more. I got so much pleasure from it that it made me want to learn more about product design. I thought the later static touch-wheel wasn't as good, and firewire was such a great way to load it with music, fast charging and super fast data transfer. I've never been as happy with anything "cloud b…
Maybe I'm too easy to please, but every day since I unboxed my Kobo Forma I've been impressed with it. The backlight is adjustable down to barely noticeable for night reading with the lights off, and in bright light the e-ink looks great. The weight in the "spine" is perfect, and the rest of the unit feels near weightless. The battery lasts weeks. And the device has performed flawlessly for over a year now, which is…
I have some quibbles on the firmware front, but on the whole it's a great Thing That Does Its Job Well
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In terms of physical things, my Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones. I have been quite literally wearing them all day, every day for the past three years and got no complaints.
Its 65mm lens is amazing to use - the edges line up almost perfectly with the massive rangefinder window, so it's like taking a picture of what one eye sees. This is great because I believe the best images are the ones that look like seeing, that make it seem as if beauty is commonplace.
I find it interesting that most of the comments are about physical products. The 'best design' is often something that's so frictionless and easy to use that it's invisible in day-to-day use. Everyday infrastructure like steps are something that's noticeable when they're off (e.g. spaced too far apart, or too steep); most are designed well. It's easy to find things that are designed poorly. But much less tangible to…
Agreed. It's real tempting to answer, "indoor plumbing". It's really nice to flip a lever and get clean, safe water. It's real good not to need to stroll to the outhouse, too.
I would also like to run a bath by doing the same thing, and having the water stop when it's at the right level. Maybe there could be a heating element that keeps the water at the right temperature so you don't have to occasionally top it up with hot water.
I'm sure this already exists but I've never seen it anywhere.
Another is Macbooks - the pre-2015 ones at least. I haven't used the latest M1 ones, which I hear great things about. The Aluminum body, the flawless screen, magsafe, great sound - there is so many things I love about Macbook hardware. Such a beautiful marriage of form and function.