One of the most distinguishing and memorable elements of the Nintendo Entertainment System was its design. In its day, it had a futuristic aesthetic that has now transitioned into cultural icon status. The NES is alive and well, on t-shirts and other fashion accessories like the infamous Captain N power pad belt buckle.
The designer is Lance Barr, Product Design Director at Nintendo of America and you can read his full interview here. Here's an intriguing snippet,
As a designer you are always making new, and hopefully better designs and products, so as you move on to the latest project, it's great to look back on some of the things that people noticed and appreciated. When I designed the controller, I never thought it would be the icon that it has. But I have to tell you, it's weird when my daughter comes home wearing the NES controller design on her shirt.
Has anyone else noticed how similar the design of Nintendo's NEXT system is (in form) to the original NES? It's very close- different materials etc.. but I love the cues it takes from the old design.
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