Product Designer Gifts

"I'm not doubting that it does the job well. All I'm saying is that it might be a little more than is actually necessary."

'Ok, you invented the wheel, but what have you done for me lately?'

Another new, really cool-looking gadget in a desperate search for a problem to solve.

'Okay, the motorized rocking chair could use an emergency off switch.'

The birth of ergonometics.

An idea box in a shower

"That's not a manufacturing defect - It's SUPPOSED to have a hole in the middle."

'Call me when you invent the warranty.'

And then one day it happened: form, which always follows Function, crosses the line into outright stalking.

"We're having a lot of trouble with this model, sir - it's lasting indefinitely."

'It's made of teflon. That way, when 'the stuff' hits it, it doesn't stick.'

Man invents the recall

'Ned thinks the inventor of the vibrating easychair should get the Nobel prize for science.'

'When I encouraged you to 'play' I meant with product innovation.'

"So Sir, happy with your new shell?"

"Sales research shows it's too big for them to carry it home."

'Hey, let's think outside the box for once!'

'These have been selling really well. Have the folks in product development add a dash more built-in obsolescence.'

Recall Notice

'Something tells me the development of this new electric cooker isn't ready yet.'

'Well, at least it has bubbles.'

Crash Test Dummy trying out the stair lift.

'You know, there's no need to reinvent the rock.'

"We need warning stickers on this side warning not to ignore all the other warning stickers on the other side."

'You'll see, the world will beat a path to our door!'

"Good idea, but you'll have to do something about passenger comfort"

Shampoo - New Flick In The Eye Cap

Suggestion box with two slots like a toaster, labeled "Suggestions (and toast)."

'...Higgins wondered how invisibility would look on the shelf.'

VP for small Size and VP for Higher Price.

"He thinks he's invented a fluted, or grooved, top for pill bottles so that he can tip out a single pill rather than have a cascade of them rolling about on the kitchen or bathroom floor."

'The aerodynamic design of this car can use fossil fuels with no need to refill and no carbon footprinting.'

"Everyone seems to be having no trouble assembling our products. Apparently, we're making our instructions too easy."

'So what'll it be, papery plastic or plasticy paper?'

"This came with a cord that is a mile long. So, it is a mobile device."