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I really enjoyed using my Withing as my daily weighing tool. However, Nokia is not a brand that I associate with statements like "creating beautifully designed

I really enjoyed using my Withing as my daily weighing tool. However, Nokia is not a brand that I associate with statements like "creating beautifully designed products" or general consumer products period. I wasn't aware they're tapping back into the general consumer market after selling off its mobile division? (Though I did hear something about making a come back in making phones for Nokia)

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elsurudo 10y ago
Really? Old Nokia phones were beautifully designed, as are (IMO) Lumias (not sure how much of the latter is attributable to Microsoft, though).
- HelloRipley 10y ago
  Pretty much all of the Lumia design mnemonics was outsourced by Nokia to Frog in Helsinki.
  - chipotle_coyote 10y ago
    I don't think that's true. The Lumia design language is actually the Nokia N8/N9 design language (look at pictures of either of them and this is immediately evident), and that was designed in-house by a team lead by Axel Meyer. (Also, Frog Design is based in Palo Alto, and their web site doesn't list a Helsinki office.)
pavlov 10y ago
Nokia certainly has a history as a design-oriented consumer brand. They were making elegant metallic phones already in 1998: https://www.google.com/search?q=nokia+8810 https://www.google.com/search?q=nokia+8810
mikestew 10y ago
However, Nokia is not a brand that I associate with statements like "creating beautifully designed products" or general consumer products period. Do I really need mention their phones of old? As for consumer products, all I've owned are a set of their Bluetooth noise-canceling headphones (also "of old" considering I've had them for 5 or 6 years). They're awesome, and I'll be sad when they die. That's all I know, but it's enough that I wouldn't immediately discount the idea that Nokia can make decent consumer products.

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I really enjoyed using my Withing as my daily weighing tool. However, Nokia is not a brand that I associate with statements like "creating beautifully designed

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elsurudo 10y ago
Really? Old Nokia phones were beautifully designed, as are (IMO) Lumias (not sure how much of the latter is attributable to Microsoft, though).
- HelloRipley 10y ago
  Pretty much all of the Lumia design mnemonics was outsourced by Nokia to Frog in Helsinki.
  - chipotle_coyote 10y ago
    I don't think that's true. The Lumia design language is actually the Nokia N8/N9 design language (look at pictures of either of them and this is immediately evident), and that was designed in-house by a team lead by Axel Meyer. (Also, Frog Design is based in Palo Alto, and their web site doesn't list a Helsinki office.)
pavlov 10y ago
Nokia certainly has a history as a design-oriented consumer brand. They were making elegant metallic phones already in 1998: https://www.google.com/search?q=nokia+8810 https://www.google.com/search?q=nokia+8810
mikestew 10y ago
However, Nokia is not a brand that I associate with statements like "creating beautifully designed products" or general consumer products period. Do I really need mention their phones of old? As for consumer products, all I've owned are a set of their Bluetooth noise-canceling headphones (also "of old" considering I've had them for 5 or 6 years). They're awesome, and I'll be sad when they die. That's all I know, but it's enough that I wouldn't immediately discount the idea that Nokia can make decent consumer products.