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iF product design award 2008

03 Computers

Microsoft Toolkit
Industrial design toolkit

269

Manufacturer

Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA, United States of America
http://www.microsoft.com

Pos. # 116

Design

BMW Group DesignworksUSA
Newbury Park, CA, United States of America
http://www.designworksusa.com

BMW Group DesignworksUSA collaborated with Microsoft Corp. to create the means for a holistic computing experience, connecting hardware to software. DesignworksUSA developed an “industrial design toolkit” for 250 OEM and ODM hardware manufacturers worldwide, providing PC designers with guidelines for creating hardware that visually connects with the Windows Vista software experience. A design language was created and applied to the physical design of the toolkit itself, a 16 inch by 9 inch box, milled out of clear acrylic glass, which included material samples, digital fonts and icons, and two hardbound books.

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Points for the ranking are generated for successful participation in the following iF awards: If product design award, iF communication design award, iF design award china, iF material award, iF packaging award, iF concept award (iF ranking university).

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Points for the ranking are generated for successful participation in the following iF awards: If product design award, iF communication design award, iF design award china, iF material award, iF packaging award, iF concept award (iF ranking university).