Industrial Design Excellence Awards 2004

Posted by michael on Saturday June 26, 2004 @12:05AM from the caress-it-like-the-skin-of-a-lover dept.

burgburgburg writes "The IDEA 2004 awards (Industrial Design Excellence Awards) have been announced. Apple won 2 Gold (for the iPod Mini and the G5), a Silver (for the iSight) and a Bronze (for the Apple Wireless Keyboard). Some comments: 'Like a modern touchstone the iPod Mini is a product people will love to hold. The designers skillfully integrated the satin aluminum case with flush controls and a simple touchpad interface to create a jewel-like piece of technology.' - Monty Montague, IDSA, Design Principal, BOLT. 'The G5 is impressive with visually lithe qualities and a host of thoughtful and innovative user features wrapped in aluminum. Its well-engineered technical features, such as its cooling system and internal component mounts, are honestly and elegantly executed. The G5's aesthetic is a pure and graceful expression of Apple's philosophical precept of leaving no detail un-designed. This is what results when engineering and design play nice with each other.' - Christopher Alviar, IDSA, Principal, CG/A"

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Consumer computer stuff by JBdH · 2004-06-26 00:32 · Score: 1, Redundant

It's a pity that they only awarded consumer interfaces to computer-related products. I would have loved to to see an award for the best designed server rackmountcase for example. That would also bring the attention to the fact that there is something to be designed inside these things. Something which some of the manufacturers themselves don't seem to know.

And don't tell the X-serve would win this.