Pr*tty
I don’t like Vitamin Water, nor do I like their packaging. But the simple device of repetition, along with the candy-like colors, makes this vending machine look pretty great. I could almost feel its magnetic pull on the dollars in my wallet as I walked past.
Sh*tty
Last I checked, vending machines were intended for convenience. Yet here’s a machine so unclear in concept they had to add a sign to it to explain what it does and how to make it work. Is this really a way people want to buy ice cream? Also, you might have noticed the graphics are a confusing mess.
As a side note, this is the first post made possible by a response to my Request for Sh*tty (RFS). A big thanks to Adam at Panoply for sending it in.
Posts
Love the VW machine! Congrats on the NYT mention, you can now join the "Received a compliment from David Carr" club, i'll send you a members jacket.
ReplyDeleteI agree, along with the unclear concept who would want to take 15 seconds to electronically order an ice cream and then wait 45 seconds for your order to be made. I would hate to be 5th in a lineup at a Moo Machine, I think I would say this is Sh*tty and walk away.
ReplyDeleteHa .. yes, because custom ice cream otherwise appears out of midair. Last time I checked, I have waited longer than a minute when it was my turn to have someone scoop my ice cream. It's a factory in a box ... what don't you get?
ReplyDelete