CABE Hits Out at 'Bland Design'
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By Anonymous  Risk-free areas are anathema to good design, say open-space watchdogs, who have railed against "bland, bleak and barrierridden spaces". CABE director Sarah Gaventa said many public spaces were created with a "worst-case scenario" in mind, not normal behaviour.
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Calling this one a statement game doesn't do it justice.
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I've been saying this ever since I started blogging.  When you have a product to announce, start a blog (if you don't already have one) and announce it. Before there were blogs, I wished Infoworld or PC Week would give space to the lead developer of the product, whether he or she is a marketer or technical, even the CEO if they wouldn't assign a former reporter or ad guy to write it, and tell us what you meant when you designed this product. Who were you thinking of and what would they do with it. And where does it go? What does 2.0 look like if it's 1.0 or 3.0 if it's 2.0.  I like it when people like Zuckerberg, Andreessen or Canter write a blog post that tells you without pulling any punches what the intent of the product is, in their own words. I'd like to hear what they said to the team that worked on it. I'd like to use my imagination. That's why I don't like Steve Jobs' keynotes, he's telling you what Eddie Haskell would say about the product to Mrs. Cleaver. You never get the intent when it's filtered by the press. And many of the people that call themselves bloggers, love them and bless them, aren't anything like bloggers, and they're everything like the bored hired writers that used to work at CNET and Fortune. In fact, many of them are exactly like them (because they are them).  We live in the age of DIY, that means if you have something to say, just say it. PS: Here's a picture of three child actors from Leave It To Beaver, taken when they're in their fifties. From left to right, Eddie Haskell, Beaver and Wally. Time Waits for No One.
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The company needs to focus on its core brand rather than launching new products.
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With less to cheer, the Blackstone billionaire tones down the revelry.
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MILAN, Italy  - For years, Roberto Cavalli has led  the trend for skin-tight jeans and skimpy animal print dresses  but next summer his glitterati followers will have to loosen up  and slip into something a little more comfortable.
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One strategy that looks attractive right now is actually incredibly bad.
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The clothing retailer continues to look a little frumpy.
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'Frame exceeds the British Standards set for heavy domestic use' NSFW We know how much you lot enjoy a good e-commerce website gaffe, so we're obliged to the three readers* who forwarded us this nice example from Marks and Spencer:â¦
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There's yet more ugly news from this classic retailer.
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The men's fashion retailer posts unstylish comps in June.
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Italian designers seem to be on a mission to get guys to dress up again.
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That don't impress me much... yet â¦
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This Fool thinks the clothier's a shabby buy at present.
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Blog: Glaskowsky explains the difference between design flaws and defects.
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Â· Editor says proprietor dismayed at coverage Â· Mogul 'does not influence day-to-day decisions'
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By Mike Hughlett, Chicago Tribune  Jun. 10--On the gizmo glamour scale, the TV set-top box is a bit of a frump -- something the cable company dumps on the doorstep, not the quarry of a shopping spree at Best Buy.