finger fun

Joe Colombo designed these ‘smoke‘ glasses in 1964, an original solution to hedonistic multitasking. In an age where most of the things we hold in our hands are plastic boxes, it’s nice to be reminded of a time when ‘usability’ wasn’t defined by how many fingers your multi-touch screen could detect. Colombo’s example reminds us that designing for a very specific place and time can produce timeless results. Something to keep in mind, especially when today’s designers are more likely to make a plastic water bottle you can clutch in the same hand as your mp3 player.

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