While traveling in London, my son came up with a clever design solution. My wife had lost the covers to her iPod earbuds and we stopped in a Virgin Megastore and purchased a pack of assorted color replacement pads. My 11 year-old son instantly requested a single red pad. I asked him if this was some sort of quirky fashion statement like his mismatched socks, to which he replied, “No, it’s so I can tell the right from the left without having to look for the tiny letters.” Brilliant. Not only practical, but arguably a more universal solution for anyone that might have a hard time reading the type.

Posted by: Justin Knecht

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