Word: designer
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...show, therefore, is a digital piano-learning game that encourages kids (and musically curious adults) to toy around with a piano keyboard. "From Bach to Bon Jovi, your child will be playing in minutes," the company's tag line promises. And despite the product's crude, toddler-friendly design, the program actually works well to introduce the basic concept of piano fingering without forcing novices to master the complex concept of classical music notation...
...Text messaging on many phones is tricky, time-consuming and tiring. Most phone keypads were not designed for texting, so most mobiles look to software solutions (like T9, which guesses what word you're typing) to make messaging easier. But Digit Wireless's Fastap solution takes a new tack. The company engineered a new type of keyboard that includes letters cleverly positioned to make it easy to type out words. It's available now for the first time in the U.S., on an LG phone, and as texting gains in popularity, the new keyboard design will likely show...
...cold austerity of modernism is no stranger to the design shops of New York City, but some boutiques have been blazing a new trend: diorama décor. Where hard lines and minimalism once ruled, there is now an artful clutter of quirkier furnishings, including natural objects suitable for a Victorian curio cabinet...
...ethanol/gasoline blend. Mazda even touted the use of recycled materials to make seats and other interior features. "People want to feel good about the choices they make. They want to know they're choosing material that's not going to harm the environment," said Franz von Holzhausen, director of design for Mazda North American Operations...
...late-sixties or early-seventies design, which is visually appealing and places it in the period in which the play was originally written. However, the effect is puzzling if you don’t read the production notes: the play itself barely comes off as a period piece, while the design makes it much more apparent...