My boss alerted me to somebody referring to the Clover 1S as being Apple-like. Thrilled, I googled around and sure enough, found the Pulling Shots blog.
It is [also] really slick. It’s design, though primarily black, is reminiscent of Apple and their tight tolerances.
I am honored.
I’ve been looking for a reason to blog about the 1S for a while and this this seems like a great occasion. Never mind that the post on Pulling Shots is a year old. It’s new to me and the Clover team is is still building steam.
The guys (and girls) over at Clover are a fantastic bunch and a lot of fun to work with. I’m glad that they’re getting the great press that they’re getting. More power to them! Their product has been a joy to work on and it’s always great to be in the company of design savvy clients that really believe in what they do. I’m sure the copious amount of caffeine they ingest doesn’t hurt either…
This post is almost half a year old now, but just found it…. you were the designer responsible for the Clover’s look? Congrats, because that is easily the best looking machine in the coffee industry.
(I write the pulling shots blog.)
Joshua:
My apologies for contacting you through the comments list — I haven’t been able to track down a direct email address, so this will have to suffice. In light of the recent buy out of Clover by Starbucks, and the ensuing boycott by Stumptown here in Portland, I thought it merited a post on Core77 (I contribute to their front page blog). Could you give a little background on your involvement in the design, and any other sites that might have more images, process, etc?
Bah, “Apple” and “quality” are two words that should not be put in the same sentence. After having been burned by two overheating faulty Macbook Pro’s, I’m not going to be buying Macs again for a long long time. Instead, I’ll be running OS X on my new Thinkpad.