En algun momento de mi vida laboral, por ahÍ del 2007 o 2008 tuve en las manos las laptop de menos de $100 USD del proyecto filantrópico One Laptop Per Child. Diseñadas por Yves Béjar, famoso por sus diseños para Apple y otras compañías.
Creo que el propósito del diseño no es sólo mostrarnos cómo será el futuro, sino de llevarnos al futuro
Esto apareció originalmente en un blog, Design Notes, que era parte de la compañía de diseño de interiores Design Within Reach
As the founder of fuseproject and the chief industrial designer for One Laptop Per Child, Yves Béhar is no stranger to creating socially conscious designs. OLPC provides affordable laptops to underprivileged children from around the world, allowing them to use technology for individual learning and growth. The non-profit program currently reaches more than 2.5 million students and teachers in 42 countries.
The punchy green design of the XO-3 tablet is both functional and rugged. The grip-friendly rubber case folds back to reveal a scratch resistant, sunlight-readable screen. Since power consumption is a problem in many developing countries, the ecologically minded device charges with solar power, hand cranks or other alternative power sources. With more than 75,000 units already ordered, the XO-3 will ship out in March 2012.
Yves Béhar views his role as something more than product development. “I believe design’s purpose is not only to show us the future,” he states, “but to bring us the future.” The Swiss-Turkish designer heads up Industrial Design at California College of the Arts (CCA,) where he encourages students to become involved in all aspects of object making. He also attempts to install a global sensibility and to instill a sense of the designer’s responsibility to culture and our collective future.
En este articulo de Helena Magazine hay un poco más de información sobre sus ideas de diseño para el bien social y un video de una plática en TED sobre estas ideas
