jayparkinsonmd: Intentionally inefficient cigarette packaging concept Erik Askin recently published “Designed to Annoy: A theoretical look at designing inefficient packaging”, a thoughtful twist on the ubiquitous cigarette package. The idea of making something harder to use to encourage a user to rethink their consumption is poignant. Design can make things easier or harder. I firmly believe that a lot of websites nowadays are built to be either cheap at first bill or extra-difficult for you to use. 

jayparkinsonmd:

Intentionally inefficient cigarette packaging concept

Erik Askin recently published “Designed to Annoy: A theoretical look at designing inefficient packaging”, a thoughtful twist on the ubiquitous cigarette package. The idea of making something harder to use to encourage a user to rethink their consumption is poignant.

Design can make things easier or harder. I firmly believe that a lot of websites nowadays are built to be either cheap at first bill or extra-difficult for you to use. 

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