*Interesting thesis. Well, maybe.
How about getting some actual Germans and Italians to design the hardware, then?
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My former employer, frog design, helped set that minimalist course by creating Apple’s original “Snow White” design language back in the 80’s. So perhaps it’s only fitting that many ex-frogs have joined Google and have had a hand in its new design approach.
With Google’s recent product launch of the Pixel 2 phone, wireless ear-buds, VR headsets, Clips camera, and Home products, I was delighted to see touches of color and form that can clearly be traced back to the Italian branch of design, circa 1960’s and 70’s. In particular, the pioneering company Olivetti, which is most well-known for its famous Valentine typewriter, but which had an incredible run of groundbreaking designs, including the world’s first programmable desktop computer, the Programma 101 of 1964....
