Designing the future
[…] innovation is not the product of one person’s great idea, but rather many people’s trial and error, ragpicking from the past. […] it takes 20 years for a new idea to become a mature product category
The Altantic takes a wide-eyed look at Microsoft scientist, Bill Buxton’s fascinating gadget collection in a recent piece on the evolution of today’s most inspired technologies. While I had seen some of the mid-20th century inspirations for Apple’s designs, I hadn’t necessarily seen many of the devices that Buxton has amassed. Really cool stuff, especially for charting tech progress!