Everyday Items Made Better

So many things today we take for granted, as a result I don’t think we look at ways to make them better.  Take the example below of the see through highlighter.  One of the problems I always had in school with highlighting was I did not always get the correct area.  Highlighting multiple lines when I wanted one was a common occurrence especially if I was tired

japanese markers

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Check out Mitsubishi subsidiary Uni’s Promark View highlighter, which pushes the tip out to the end of a clear piece of plastic, so you can see precisely where you’re highlighting.”

— Core77 article: Japanese Over-Design

While the pen looks exceptionally large.  I love the idea and I love how something as common as a highlighter still has the ability to be re-imagined.


Tags
Design

Date
3/25/2014