1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (143+ words) Core77 An Obsessive Focus on UX: Pilot's Pressure-Regulating Kire-Na Highlighter Japanese overdesign is alternately hilarious and inspiring. ID students should be forced to study it. Because Japanese overdesign is about seeking out even the slightest inconvenience experienced while using an everyday…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (115+ words) Core77 While France produced the Bic 4 Color Pen, Japan's Pentel makes this Multi 8 mechanical pencil, which holds eight different leads. Though it holds eight colors, the company sells 12 all told, if you want to swap out. The design is quite clever....