It’s about freaking time, but technology companies are starting to wake up to the importance of good design, and how it’s just about the only way to stand out of the crowd in today’s ultracompetitive electronics market. Dean Takahashi, who we used to work with back at the old Red Herring, has an article about this in the San Jose Mercury News, and how manufacturers turning to IDEO, Frog Design, and other industrial design firms to help differentiate themselves.
