matthaeus

(seems to be working in Chrome and FF)

Thanks for the comments (and encouragement) everyone. I will start investigating my options to see how this could be done in the SF area. The thinking behind this design is to use ressources that are excessively locally available (not a specific type of wood that needs to be shipped half around the country) and local production facilities in order to minimize environmental impact and help small businesses. It'll be interesting to see whether this can be achieved while meeting an acceptable price point.

I'll follow up on this if I make any progress. M

Apple hired the guy who came up with that UI in the first place, so I wouldn't go as far as saying they "stole" it.

It's all about making things. As an Industrial Designer, you have so many projects just sitting there, unable to share them with a bigger crowd because your investment into production is not only your own opportunity cost but at least materials, equipment and facilities as well. Funding on Kickstarter would really just be about covering that cost so I could get one of my products out there.

I wish every place on the web where I have to enter my address would let me do it this way instead of making me fill in six fields individually.

If you feel like commenting, I'd be curious to hear what you think. M