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==ThinkPad Design==
 
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According to [[Wikipedia:ThinkPad|Wikipedia]], the Design work on the first ThinkPads was done at IBM's Yamato Design Center in Japan. The clean black lines of the ThinkPad were inspired by [[Wikipedia:Shokado_bento|Shōkadō bentō]], a traditional black-lacquered Japanese lunch box.
  
 
==ThinkPad Marketing==
 
==ThinkPad Marketing==

Revision as of 22:57, 8 February 2006

Here you can find information about the optical design of ThinkPads as well as accompanied marketing material and branding products like Screensavers, Wallpapers etc. .

ThinkPad Design

According to Wikipedia, the Design work on the first ThinkPads was done at IBM's Yamato Design Center in Japan. The clean black lines of the ThinkPad were inspired by Shōkadō bentō, a traditional black-lacquered Japanese lunch box.

ThinkPad Marketing

ThinkPadDog.jpg

The introduction of the ThinkPad i series was accompanied by a marketing campain, developed by the japanese designer Ken Miki. The campain was built around a "ThinkPad Dog", which was a black labrador with a red nose. The nose carried a strong association with the strongest ThinkPad brand symbol, the ThinkPad TrackPoint.

The ThinkPad Dog Screensaver (for Windows) can still be downloaded from IBM's website.

ThinkPad Screensavers and Wallpapers