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Industrial designer would be more accurate than ‘supercomputer designer’.
by zepto 5y ago
Industrial designer would be more accurate than ‘supercomputer designer’.
- amelius 5y agoKind of weird how industrial designers have more influence in computing than hardware/software engineers.
- klyrs 5y agoI hate it, but there's some truth to this. Good products cost money, and good design attracts attention, which brings in cash. Without Jobs' attention to aesthetics, I think it's fair to say we wouldn't have (for one example) the M1 chip today.
- wmf 5y agoIndustrial designers may have more influence on the public, press, and execs because their work is immediately visible, but top engineers have huge influence on later engineers. I know more about Seymour Cray, Burton Smith, Danny Hillis, etc. than I do about Dieter Rams and Hartmut Esslinger.
- Grustaf 5y agoYes, reading the article it seems like she designed the appearance of the computer. That's not what I imagined when I read "supercomputer designer". It's a weird thing to mislead about too. Steve Jobs was obsessed with design, so inspiring him with your industrial design is not less impressive.
- dang 5y agoOk, we've made that edit above. Thanks!