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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Panda Paper

ちょっ。ちょっと待って。

これって、WWFのトイレットペーパー?お尻を振るときはあの絶滅寸前のパンダを使うわけ?

何か、かわいそうじゃない?

「ブレーン」というデザイン雑誌に、このトイレットペーパーがウェッブデザイン会社の方に「グッドデザイン」として選ばれた。彼にとっては、「良いデザインというのは、そのモノの本質的な機能を備えているだけではなく、人や生活に影響を及ぼす何かを備えているものだ」だって。

確かに、消費者たちはこのトイレットペーパーをみたら、環境を守らなきゃ!と考えさせられるかもしれないが、実際にこのペーパーを使うのかちょっとわからないなぁ・・

だって、可愛いパンダだし・・

So WWF have released a new toilet paper.. perhaps only in Japan.

So, like, one is supposed to wipe themselves with the image of an endangered panda?

This product was chosen by some dude in Japanese design magazine "Brain" as being something of "good design". For him, "good design" is not just about something that embodies the essential functions of the product, it's about something that has some kind of influence over people and society.

Sure, shoppers might look at this product and think: "Yes, I must protect the environment!", but to actually use the paper to wipe yourself? How could we do that to a poor panda??

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