What object do you think is a design classic?!?
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How about the wheel?   A perfect design...timeless, still in use, a perfect form...never ending.
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Yors is a cool html/template design, take it from a web designer...work on it.\n\ngo look at mine,\nwww.webagent007.com\n\n\nNitro
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Most of the answers are architectural in nature. I have a different persepective. The Saturn V rocket is about the most awesome thing built in my lifetime. Even the old one sitting on its side at the Johnson Space Center here in Houston sends a shiver up your spine.\n\nIf you want something more modern (hard to imagine the Saturn V is almost 40 years old), consider a modern microprocessor chip like a Pentium. A thing of beauty, world-changing, and an engineering marvel with gates below a micrometer in length. Enormous numbers of transistors and components shrunk down to the size of postage stamp. Look at http://www.deskpicture.com/DPs/Technology/p4_die_3.html
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my Grandfather's pocket watch.\n\nAlthough I will never use it or anything, I still think it is cool to have something that has been around for so long.
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Anything made after 1990.\n\nCoach
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I think the best thing to do would be to search for one on eBay and see how much they're asking.  If that doesn't work or if you don't like what you see, take it to a local antiques dealer and see what they think.  I know it's not really old enough to be antique, but I've heard antique dealers are appraising toys from the 80's now, so why not?
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keep tight to it...it's worth alot of money!!) have you heard of "Antiques Roadshow" ..find a person to appraise it and see how much its worth!!)
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Designing what, darling? be specific if you want an answer...
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I like the *old-school* old one, from the 60s, of just the hat. Sweeeet.\nCheck it:\nhttp://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/index.htm
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Monster's Inc. by Pixar\n\nHilarious!!
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Here's a great article by Cameron Moll entitled "Good Designers Copy, Great Designers Steal".\n\n"What happens when one designer steals from another designer? This article attempts to explain the connection."\n\nI found it very useful.
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classic is one of them
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Check out the information on ebay or amazon.  It will give you ideas.  Imitation is the mother of invention.
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what shape is the plan? (the description should be only on plan. and if you are an architect than it shouldn`t be 2 much.) at what scale do u need it? the design depends on you and youre talent
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It would have to be the Breitling Hercules. Very rugged and elegant at the same time.
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More to choose!!\nhttp://www.ipowerweb.com/build/design/articles/1081.htm\nhttp://graphicdesign.about.com/cs/designbasics/a/webrules.htm\nhttp://www.7nights.com/dkrprod/gwt_three.php\nhttp://usableweb.com/topics/000445-0-0.html\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol23/rules.htm\nhttp://www.enosis.com/resources/10drules.html
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If it doesn't need to be a single object (like computer or stereo) I would suggest a public space.  The organization of an area of the supermarket, or the organization of some other PUBLIC space, which would need to follow the rules.\n\nFor an object?  scissors? I can't think of what I want, but think about new technology developed.  The technology that is geared towards a younger population... how it's designed for them and how it may make it more difficult for an older population to use.  That way it could be both adaptive and maladaptive.  Would provide a good way to structure a paper.  Maybe the PS2... little hand held thing.  I don't know, go walk around Best Buy.  I think that would make a cool paper.  Good luck!