"The gang from Craighill explains the origins and uses of three seemingly small design details that show up everywhere: pips, nubs, and the very useful union of pips and nubs."
"You’ve seen pips on dice and dominos; nubs are used for Braille text; and the pips/nubs combo is used for locks or stops that can be released under pressure."
[via Kottke]
That link doesn't lead to things with pips and nubs.
ReplyDeleteCorrected. Thank you!
Deletehow did common, everyday ball detents get turned into "pips and nubs"?
ReplyDeletemarketing!!