When I Started Off, I Was Working

I Made 5,127 Prototypes Of My Vaccum Before I Got It Right. There Were 5,126 Failures. But I Learned From Each One. That’s How I Came Up With A Solution. So I Don’t Mind Failure.

In The Digital Age Of "overnight" Success Stories Such As Facebook, The Hard Slog Is Easily Overlooked.

An Inventor's Path Is Chorused With Groans, Riddled With Fist-banging And Punctuated By Head Scratches.

Far Too Few Designers Put Any Thought Into Usability, Ending Up With A Great Product That's Completely Inaccessible.

I've Obviously Used Fans - I Wouldn't Say All My Life, Because We Couldn't Afford Them When I Was Young, But From My 20s And Onwards We've Had To Use Fans. And I've Always Loathed Them. Everything About Them. The Way You Adjust Them, Getting Them At The Angle You Want. Carrying Them. Cleaning Them. The Danger Of Putting Your Finger In Them.