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Old 02-17-2011, 10:34 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
Ryland,I think that stylists would rather that no-one discuss the teardrop.For truly low drag it's the only solution and that's the problem.As long as no-one of influence extolls the virtue of low drag,no-one is pressured to bring up the topic of the teardrop.The natural,unprecedented simplexities of the teardrop must be terrifying to stylists.
The hallmark of great designers is how they design common things.
How they add their own touch to what are essentially the same objects, in order to make them stand out.

Toss thousands of laptop computers together.
They'll all have the same basic components, and will all have the same basic layout.
Yet it won't be hard to pick the Apple offerings out of that pile.

The same can be done when starting a design with the teardrop shape.
The basic teardrop layout offers plenty of scope for individual design features.
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