There’s nothing worse than having something expected to work well, not work! But there’s something wonderful about having something work extremely well.

Who made it work and how did it happen?

• Somebody had to study the product…
• Somebody had to learn the product…
• Somebody had to work the product…
• Somebody had to develop the product.

Who is the somebody and what is the product? The somebody is you, a laborer doing your work; the product is the outcome of what you do.

Anything made well, that works well had to go through the above steps.

It could be the bike you ride every day to work, the waffle iron for breakfast, the stroller for the kids; the bridge you cross, the street layout of your town, the building you work in, the computer programming you use.

How you use and how you design and work to improve the products in your daily life will determine the ease and enjoyment of these products for you and others.

It takes a lot of good thought and good manual labor to create a good product. We don’t want to waste time and resources making an inferior product that may add a few quick dollars to our pockets and then no longer serves the consumer, or you, well.

There is a satisfaction that only comes from time invested in making/building a good product. You are part of the process, either as designer or maker, but you are laboring to make something worthwhile; something you’re not ashamed to attach your name to, something you can explain to others and be proud of, it works well, it serves its purpose and it looks good!

Be a good laborer, have a good product.                                                                                          Be in an atmosphere where you can give it your all, and then give it!