http://www.reallysarahsyndication.com/2008/01/05/trust-and-design/ Usability, Technology, Entrepreneurship and Family Fri, 18 May 2012 22:41:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://www.reallysarahsyndication.com/2008/01/05/trust-and-design/#comment-488 Really Sarah Syndication » Blog Archive » Impressions of the Apple and Nokia Flagship Stores Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:16:41 +0000 http://www.reallysarahsyndication.com/2008/01/05/trust-and-design/#comment-488 [...] Entering the Apple store is like entering a great candy store: No surprises, here are the products, here are the prices. Bright, light, clear. Despite the open appearance, the store is rather fully packed. The glass stairs lead to the second level with the promise of more great things to find. Even if you never climb the stairs, you are left with the invitation, and with the sense that there is even more to delight you. There’s a validation and confirmation of your decisions;  you are never left wondering if you are in the right place. You can see everything on display clearly from any point in the store. [...] […] Entering the Apple store is like entering a great candy store: No surprises, here are the products, here are the prices. Bright, light, clear. Despite the open appearance, the store is rather fully packed. The glass stairs lead to the second level with the promise of more great things to find. Even if you never climb the stairs, you are left with the invitation, and with the sense that there is even more to delight you. There’s a validation and confirmation of your decisions;  you are never left wondering if you are in the right place. You can see everything on display clearly from any point in the store. […]

]]> http://www.reallysarahsyndication.com/2008/01/05/trust-and-design/#comment-46 Really Sarah Syndication » Blog Archive » DON’T SLAM THE… door Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:08:21 +0000 http://www.reallysarahsyndication.com/2008/01/05/trust-and-design/#comment-46 [...] Light is wonderful. Glass lets in the light, and connects the spaces. I’m delighted (sorry) to be seeing more and more glass used in architecture and interior design. Too bad it isn’t yet perfect. [...] […] Light is wonderful. Glass lets in the light, and connects the spaces. I’m delighted (sorry) to be seeing more and more glass used in architecture and interior design. Too bad it isn’t yet perfect. […]

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