Comments on: Simple, but Alive http://www.productbehavior.com/archive/simple-but-alive Tell me about it. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:40:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: EZ http://www.productbehavior.com/archive/simple-but-alive#comment-24 EZ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:41:32 +0000 http://www.productbehavior.com/archives/simple-but-alive#comment-24 Sounds like how you would choose a husband or wife; not too complicated, not too simple. Just complex enough to stay interesting over time. Sounds like how you would choose a husband or wife; not too complicated, not too simple. Just complex enough to stay interesting over time.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.productbehavior.com/archive/simple-but-alive#comment-23 Aaron Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:36:54 +0000 http://www.productbehavior.com/archives/simple-but-alive#comment-23 Nope, for me the ukulele reigns supreme. I think the piano is too overwhelming - it's obvious right from the start that it will take a serious amount of time practicing to get anything "real" out of it. The piano is like Photoshop - a really steep learning curve, though once you get it, you get it. And I think the drum doesn't work as a metaphor for good product because it's too elemental. You tap it a little, and it appears that you've done what you can do. For me, there should be some mystery to a great product - you should be able to glimpse the complexity (but not be frightened off by it). You have to play the drums for a while before you really understand how deep an instrument it is (I've been a drummer for 33 years, for what it's worth). Aaron Nope, for me the ukulele reigns supreme.

I think the piano is too overwhelming - it’s obvious right from the start that it will take a serious amount of time practicing to get anything “real” out of it. The piano is like Photoshop - a really steep learning curve, though once you get it, you get it.

And I think the drum doesn’t work as a metaphor for good product because it’s too elemental. You tap it a little, and it appears that you’ve done what you can do. For me, there should be some mystery to a great product - you should be able to glimpse the complexity (but not be frightened off by it). You have to play the drums for a while before you really understand how deep an instrument it is (I’ve been a drummer for 33 years, for what it’s worth).

Aaron

]]> By: EZ http://www.productbehavior.com/archive/simple-but-alive#comment-22 EZ Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:11:49 +0000 http://www.productbehavior.com/archives/simple-but-alive#comment-22 Speaking of pianos, according to your definition of why a ukelele is a perfect product, does not a piano (except for its manufacture) fit that definition better? How about a drum? All you really have to do is hit it. Speaking of pianos, according to your definition of why a ukelele is a perfect product, does not a piano (except for its manufacture) fit that definition better? How about a drum? All you really have to do is hit it.

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