The Invisible Designers

Most people seems take design for granted, going through everyday life without thinking about why things are the way they are. Take for instance, the mouse you use to navigate through the computer. There are many shapes, colors, sizes, and types. Some consumers may look at different designs for their own purposes; an ergonomic design mouse, a small travel size mouse, a pen tablet... but most people just look at the price and brand of the product without ever thinking about the people and the process it took to make an ordinary everyday product like a computer mouse.

Take a look at this article about the inventor of the computer mouse:
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9704/09/mouse.inventor/index.html
Doug Engelbart, the inventor of the mouse, does not get royalties for every mouse that is sold, he was only paid $10,000 for his invention. Most people who use his product have never even heard of his name!




















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Product designers make our days more efficient and comfortable through the things that they make. A shampoo bottle that dispenses smoothly, car keys with remote buttons to lock our cars, even pencils have grips that makes it more comfortable for us to take notes in class. Society tends to overlook these people that put so much work into designing our things, but they are the people that make things more lively and enjoyable. These "invisible designers" deserve more applause and recognition.

Unrecognized designers, I salute you.