Bruce Sterling is a science fiction author and design expert (Haven't read him? Start with Holy Fire). Watch him talk about Payphone design at MIT Technology Review website. How would Google design a Payphone? Hilarious and spot on. It's about two minutes into the video.
This month's Technology Review has much to say about design starting with Jason Pontin's (editor of TR) enthusiastic applause for Apple's product designs.
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