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Fun With Design: “In Case You Missed These”

October 29, 2007 By

Sometimes design is funny. Or, at the very least, commentary on said design is funny. Check these out, in case you missed them.

NYT on Windows Vista

David Pogue in a YouTube clip explaining (sarcastically, in case you miss it) that Windows Vista is nothing like Mac OS X. Ignore the flurry of useless comments below it and you may have a good laugh.

Vista and OS X

(NYT is blocking the embed on this one, visit YouTube to watch.)

Wii Safety: The Missing Manual

First, check out this post on the near-comic pages and warnings from the Japanese Wii Safety Manual. That would seem good enough, sporting images like this one:

Image from the Wii Safety Manual in Japan

A Flickr set was started by The Iconfactory with hypothetical images for what was called “The Missing Pages” of the Wii Safety Manual. The first time I saw the group I laughed so hard I cried.

Image from “The Missing Pages” of the Wii Safety Manual Flickr Group

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