A kinder, gentler VCR

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Most video cassette recorders (VCR) are hard to operate. Numerous VCR owners attest to the difficulty in setting the VCR clock and in manipulating the control buttons. Most users believe that the machine could be enhanced by simplifying its operations. For instance, the merging of the stop, rewind and eject buttons into a single button, the usage of multi-shaped color-coded buttons, the installation of an LCD status indicator and the automation of the rewind and eject functions can very well eliminate the difficulties encountered by most VCR owners.

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Getting into design

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The selection of a reputable design school is one of the very first things that an undergraduate student must consider. Although there are well established methods for applying to various colleges, there are pertinent steps to be considered in maximizing the student's chances of getting into a program of choice. A series of preparatory steps such as self-evaluation, portfolio preparation and the consultation of prominent design firms should help the student select the appropriate school.

Author: Gantz, Carrol M.
Technical institutes

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School of hard knocks: At Cuba's Instituto Superior de Diseno Industrial, students learn to design with scant resources for limited markets

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Cuba is a country with no consumer products industry and scarce resources for industrial production. In spite of all this, students at the Instituto Superior de Diseno Industrial are learning to design for a limited market.

Author: Freeman, Belmont
Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Cuba, Colleges and universities, Office Design, Universities and colleges

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Subjects list: Evaluation, Video tape recorders and recording, Videocassette recorders, Videotape recording, Curricula, Study and teaching, Industrial design
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