Wednesday, September 9, 2009

New York State Fair - Good and Bad Design

A Lot of my examples for good design are food related. For example, the Awesome Blossom.

I think it's great how this food was designed. Whoever designed it took into consideration that the onion is already layered and if one were to dice it just enough to keep the layers in tact, a pull-apart food would come to exist.
Ice cream of the future. Delicious and fun to eat. The best part is that there's no mess.
This lemonade stand is great because it advertises its product by using its kiosk. The best part about this design is that at night when the fair closes, so does the stand - into a lemon.
I felt bad for the fish but i thought it was a clever way to make a temporary home for them.
The man wouldn't move out of my picture but anyway an icecream stand shaped like icecream. It's like the lemonade stand because it serves as advertisement while serving as an icecream stand.
It spins 3 ways... first the main part turns. then the vestibules around it rotate about it. Finally, ecah individual vestibule spins on its own. 3 rides for the price of one!
There were plenty of men walking around the fair with this cup. It's a great marketing device.
Candies, apples, chocolate, caramel.. all on one stick!
I just liked this umbrella because its kitschy and it still works as a great shelter for about 20 people when it rains or its just too sunny out.


THE GOOD, THE BAD, And THE UGLY

I've always felt that buses need to be redesigned to fit more people more comfortably and by safer means... this is a hen house.
zebra kicks, checkered pants and tie dye zebra print bag... too many patterns all at once!!
The man operating the "Zipper" had to forcefully slam the door shut and put a padlock on the door to keep it closed.. there's no way that's safe - bad design
crocs are bad enough to wear in public, but coordinating a pair of crocs with your dress, and tie dye crocs for that matter... blasphemy.
flip flops are not meant to be worn as high heels, that's all I can say.
This was the "Alluring Spider Girl: Half Beauty Half Spider". I say redesign this gimmick to make it more believable.
I just thought this was a bad way to display necklaces because the vendor had to take down every necklace to find the necklace one customer wanted