Word: designations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Institute of Politics chair Avery W. Gardiner '97 is their press liaison, council finance chair Steven E. Weinberg '99 is campaign treasurer, and Brady G.S. Case '97--who once managed a Harvard graphic design group--is chipping in free labor as a publicity designer...
...Chrysler's Prowler, the only American entry in the class--a convertible designed to hot-wire the Plymouth brand's low-watt image. Tom Gale, the Chrysler design chief who oversaw the $35,000 two-seater, says with a smile, "I remember when I was a kid thinking that convertibles were faster than other cars...
Because of the nature of the business--it generally takes about a year to design and manufacture a toy and then ship it all the way from Asia, where it is typically made--the battle lines for next summer are already drawn. Hasbro, a licensee for The Lost World, a Jurassic Park sequel, even persuaded the filmmakers to incorporate what promises to be an extremely toyetic dino-chasing truck into the film's plot--a nifty cart indeed...
...makers did the macarena--a hand flap here, a hip swivel there. But their efforts to improve home computers amounted to the same old song and dance: incrementally faster processors, modems and CD-ROM drives, with an occasional dip toward better design. Toshiba, however, wowed the crowded desktop dance floor with a balletic new product that blends the functions of a computer with the capabilities of TV and stereo. With its radical design, innovative features and ability to attract a crowd, the Infinia Home PC is a critical...
...work on a desktop version (laptops, pricey and difficult to upgrade, currently account for only some 20% of computers). "A lot of it was discussion around life-style and ease of use," says Ron Smith, a Toshiba marketing V.P., describing the development of the Infinia. "The concept was to design it for real people who are used to using stereos...