Design as Translation

November 6, 2005 by Jim Brosseau · Comment
Filed under: Agility, Process, Project management 

Put together a piece of IKEA furniture, and you can’t help but marvel at the thought that has gone into the design – they are continuously managing the balance between style, functionality and price, all in a package that can usually be constructed only with the provided hex key, sometimes without a look at the manual at all. While you can certainly find more stylish pieces elsewhere, you will generally pay quite a bit more, and it almost certainly won’t fit in the trunk of the car. Read more

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