Clever Product Design by Fred and Friends

Well I sure hope a lot of them... now that's value

You should probably go to some "communist" country like China or North Korea. I'm sure your philosophy on only having the stuff you need will go down really well with the government as they work you retarded.

You should probably go to some "communist" country like China or North Korea. I'm sure your philosophy on only having the stuff you need will go down really well with the government as they work you retarded.

Please shut up with the whole "everything in modern society is so messed up". Art and creativity is essential to the spirit of our species. It's all well and good if you want to go live in a mud hut somewhere, but there are people out there who appreciate this stuff.

Troll is successful.

Take a look at www.ted.com

no offence, but think about it: if every single thing in the world only existed for practicality, how boring would life be? everything would be grey and dull. These people have used their imaginations to brighten up our lives and make us all a bit more lighthearted. If everyone spent all their time worrying about the trajedy and pain in the world, we would all need an amazing psychiatrist. Please, cheer up, smile a bit? xx

Ever think that maybe these things are just for fun and/or decoration? Do you put pictures up and paint your walls? How about the clothes you wear and the car you drive? I'm sure they're just potato sacks and a metal box that moves, eh?

Well, we might as well just get rid of all art all together. You really don't "need" artistic things such as paintings, comics, this webpage, etc. We can live our lives like robots and just what we need. Creative things like this just make life a little less dull.

settle down, captain. no need for overreacting to these little inventions. maybe your anger would be more effective if it were directed towards more serious subject matter.

you sir, are an idiot =) enjoy your hand

it's people like you that make this country so fugly.

you're the reason the world is filled industrial "design", cinder-block buildings and beige everything.

you suck.

this page was all about providing fun and clever ideas and just showing off some cool stuff until you came along and tried to create a contoversy...try and look at things in a different way, it's not like the person who made the page is trying to sell this stuff...

this page was all about providing fun and clever ideas and just showing off some cool stuff until you came along and tried to create a contoversy...try and look at things in a different way, it's not like the person who made the page is trying to sell this stuff...

okay, you just ruined it for me. I agree one hundred percent with you and I was just thinking how adorable they all are. I don't know if I am thankful or irritated.

wow you need to chill out, maybe you'll be more happy in a communist country

You need to cool down or your blood pressure won't allow you to live much longer much less worry about our landfills.

Wow!

LOL!

WOW!
ever heard of anger management?

Oh dear, I bet you're a vegetarian aswell...

... I have no idea what the hell you're trying to argue about.
Apparently creativity equals capitalism? Huh. Interesting. 80% of the entire population strives on creating junk? I thought 80% of the population would be more focused on trying to keep a job and provide for their family.
Before you try to troll around the internet, get some honest facts that can be backed up with a true source, not just random drivel that leaks out of your thick skull. Idiot.

I like the products Fred produces. They're different, they're pretty awesome, they're a conversation piece. If I drank beer, I would buy those mugs, but I guess I could still use them for my Cokes...

While I agree that almost all of this is absolute crap I will say that I, as a born and bred capitalist, find no problem in innovation simply in design. Obviously people would like candy bowls that look like an unusually thick ziplock bag or salad tossers that look like garden tools or these things wouldn't sell. Personally, I don't like them and would never buy them but is there any reason why my decision on how something should or should not look should hold sway over whether a product is successful? No.

Now, where I will out-rightly agree with you is that they're a waste of resources (most of them), seeing as they require more to make than [u]most[/u] of their counterparts without, as you said, making the job any easier or better in any way. In the case of those items, simply don't buy. Sure, someone most likely will and it might be able to keep the maker afloat but hopefully not to the point that he'll continue that line of crap very long.

As for co-operation not competition, advancements are made via friendly competition or (at risk of sounding like a fascist) full on war. I find that the friendly competition is preferable but nothing comes out of absolute peace (or what does tends to be this crap that isn't inspired by any will other than to make money). Give the artisans a reason to produce better things and someone will. People might get left behind but that is progress. What the winners decide to do with their earnings (help others, help themselves, make even more inventions, etc.) is another matter entirely. But you'll notice that communist states don't excel past necessity unless threatened (hence raising the necessity level so really they never go past need) whereas capitalist states excel for the sake of excellence.

Question : How may USA soldiers had to die to bring you the oil in these products ?
Answer : None if your government didn't insist on waging war.

That comment was a waste of my time.

You're so full of hate ... enjoy dying young

so would you say art is useless and a waste of the paper and oil products it often requires? many things in human life are not necessary, but simply a little fun.

true dat. i agree with you. POS made in china

Your hired. You may report to your copy of FF7 to begin your training in AVALANCHE as soon as you are prepared. We'll get those ShinRa bastards!

While were at it lets stop people from mining graphite/coal/ect so those evil artists and visionarys can stop drawing and creating beautiful works of art.

Lolanswer to a lolhippie: lolgetalifeplz.