[OLPC-AU] [olpc-nz] Documentary about OLPC Designer Yves Behar

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

The attention to detail and quality is astounding. Yves rightly points
out that products seen in lesser economically developed countries are
normally second hand or second rate. The design is rugged and
functional. It provides scope for personalisation.

What was most interesting to me is Yves' commentary on the keyboard.
Its one-piece design means that the letters can be printed in one
silkscreening process. This makes it feasible to translate into
languages that would be uneconomical with a standard keyboard design.



On 21 March 2011 20:31, Tabitha Roder <tabitha at tabitha.net.nz> wrote:
> doh! I should have checked the SBS link first! I forwarded it then went to
> watch the video and found it not available.
> On the wikipedia page there are links to other videos such as
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-P5LsFfaro
>
> Tabitha
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> On 21 March 2011 21:45, Tabitha Roder <tabitha at tabitha.net.nz> wrote:
>>
>> FYI - in case you are interested in the XO design....
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar at laptop.org.au>
>> Date: 20 March 2011 16:29
>> Subject: [OLPC-AU] Documentary about OLPC Designer Yves Behar
>> To: OLPC Australia list <olpc-au at lists.laptop.org>
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>>
>> SBS tele­vi­sion recently screened a doc­u­ment­ary about Yves Behar,
>> the per­son behind the dis­tinct­ive indus­trial design of the OLPC XO
>> laptop. It’s a fas­cin­at­ing insight into the mind and influ­ences
>> behind one of the most influ­en­tial design­ers around. The
>> doc­u­ment­ary was ori­gin­ally aired in Novem­ber 2008, so it is a
>> little dated. For example, Yves talks about the “XOXO” XO-2, which has
>> since been replaced with the XO-3. Nev­er­the­less, it is well worth
>> watching.
>>
>> You can view the full ver­sion at the SBS Web site. The sec­tion on
>> OLPC starts at 14:48.
>>
>> Documentary:
>> http://player.sbs.com.au/programs#/programs_08/fullepisodes/fullep_documentary/playlist/Designer-People-Ep-6-Yves-Behar/
>> More on Yves Behar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Behar
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>> Sridhar Dhanapalan
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>> One Laptop per Child Australia
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