‘I Refuse to be Stereotyped’

The New York Times has posted a story about Marissa Mayer, Google’s Vice President of Search Product and User Experience. Here’s a bit from it:

“It used to be people would come over to my apartment and say, ‘Does your apartment look like Google or does Google look like your apartment?’ ” she says with a staccato laugh that has earned a following of its own in Silicon Valley. “I can’t articulate it anymore. I really love color. I’m not very knick-knacky or cluttery. My place has very clean, simple lines. There are some elements of fun and whimsy. That has always appealed to me.”

Good designers are always concerned with design and usability - not just when they’re on the clock.