Artifact Details

Title

Fiona Industrial Design Concept

Catalog Number

102747844

Type

Physical object

Description

This is an industrial design concept for Project Fiona / Kindle. Cardboard mock-up shows screen and keys, and includes cover. This is an Industrial Design concept for Fiona that Amazon did not use. By this stage in development, Amazon had settled on the overall design shape and was experimenting with different ideas for the keyboard layout. This design includes an early concept for a book cover fashioned after a slip cover.

Date

2005

Manufacturer

Amazon

Dimensions

overall: 3/4 in x 5 1/8 in x 8 in

Category

Ephemera/other

Credit

Gift of Amazon

Lot Number

X7198.2014