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Subject:Re: Minimalism, matchbooks From:"Wayne J. Douglass" <wayned -at- VERITY -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 31 Jan 1997 09:30:50 -0800
At 10:20 AM 1/31/97 EST, Charlie Kyle wrote:
>Good design needs to take into account more than the obvious. One of the
>great things about a matchbook with the abrasive strip on the front is that
>a match can be lit with one hand. This is a requirement for a few people and
>a convenience for many.
>
Not to mention the not-to-be-missed nail-biting suspense of anticipating the
explosion of the entire matchbook.
--Wayne Douglass
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