Book: Humble Masterpieces

I was talking to a friend the other day questioning if good design cost more money. Well, in many cases it does, or helps, but in this post I'd like to show you that it does not have to with a book by Paola Antonelli, design curator of New York's Museum of Modern Art. The book, "Humble Masterpieces" sites some very simple everyday objects that most of us take for granted such as the post-it note, paper clip, lego blocks, and q-tip. Everyone can buy these products, and pretty much everyone has. Is it good design? You bet damn right it is! So damn good that everyone uses them. Some may argue that these objects are not designed, and moreso inventions, but in my world of design, inventing products that millions of people need and want because it solves a problem is great design. Now, there is the question if mass consumers and affordance equals a successful design, but I'll post about that later on as it is a blurry topic to cover, though I'll say yes it is for now. Anyhow, if your interested in this book, here's a short article on it or you can buy it at Amazon. Enjoy!