That is interesting. Perhaps we should print a bunch of post-it pads with the words “kick me” already on it! I really happy that this post has inspired people to think about the success of the design of simple everyday products.

Perhaps post-it notes with possible re-uses printed on them ina sort of “cradle-to-cradle” like principle. Much like a mintie wrapper persay?

I just realised, the average “life-span” of a post-it note must be no more than a few hours or so. Life does suck to be a post-it note if you think about it. You spend the early days unnoticed till one day you are revealed to the world only to be graffitied upon with the words “kick me” and stuck on someones sweaty back, only to be ripped off, crumpled, disposed of and never thought of again.

What is it that attracts you so much to this abuse of an existing product?

This could be down to a number of factors:

When you start looking at the world like this, you’ll be amazed at how many things like this you do!