My job is simply to design gadgets that I like Inventors are people who not only curse, but who also start to think of what can be done to eliminate the bother...When I see something that I don't like, I try to invent a way around it. My job is simply to design gadgets that I like. Jacob Rabinow, The Evolution of Useful Things The iPodYou and your user are one innovation
Daylight should not tyrannize architecture Daylight should not tyrannize architecture. As with so many aspects of the design of the city, light is something that should be available in a variety of modulations and susceptible to a variety of controls. However, the prejudice must always be for access. Michael Sorkin, 20 Minutes in Manhattan 159. Light on Two Sides of Every RoomIn Praise of Shadows light