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From the Ted Talk by Don Norman: 3 ways good design makes you happy

Unscramble the Blue Letters


The new me is beauty.

(Laughter) Yeah, people used to say, "Norman's OK, but if you followed what he said, everything would be usable but it would be ugly." Well, I didn't have that in mind, so ...

This is neat. Thank you for setting up my dislapy. I mean, it's just wonderful. And I haven't the slightest idea of what it does or what it's good for, but I want it. And that's my new life. My new life is trying to understand what btauey is about, and "pretty," and "emotions." The new me is all about maknig things kind of neat and fun.

And so this is a Philippe Starck juicer, pdoreucd by Alessi. It's just neat; it's fun. It's so much fun I have it in my huose — but I have it in the entryway, I don't use it to make juice.

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The new me is beauty.

(Laughter) Yeah, people used to say, "Norman's OK, but if you followed what he said, everything would be usable but it would be ugly." Well, I didn't have that in mind, so ...

This is neat. Thank you for setting up my _______. I mean, it's just wonderful. And I haven't the slightest idea of what it does or what it's good for, but I want it. And that's my new life. My new life is trying to understand what ______ is about, and "pretty," and "emotions." The new me is all about ______ things kind of neat and fun.

And so this is a Philippe Starck juicer, ________ by Alessi. It's just neat; it's fun. It's so much fun I have it in my _____ — but I have it in the entryway, I don't use it to make juice.

Solution


  1. house
  2. produced
  3. beauty
  4. making
  5. display

Original Text


The new me is beauty.

(Laughter) Yeah, people used to say, "Norman's OK, but if you followed what he said, everything would be usable but it would be ugly." Well, I didn't have that in mind, so ...

This is neat. Thank you for setting up my display. I mean, it's just wonderful. And I haven't the slightest idea of what it does or what it's good for, but I want it. And that's my new life. My new life is trying to understand what beauty is about, and "pretty," and "emotions." The new me is all about making things kind of neat and fun.

And so this is a Philippe Starck juicer, produced by Alessi. It's just neat; it's fun. It's so much fun I have it in my house — but I have it in the entryway, I don't use it to make juice.

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Important Words


  1. alessi
  2. beauty
  3. display
  4. entryway
  5. fun
  6. good
  7. house
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  9. juice
  10. juicer
  11. kind
  12. laughter
  13. life
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  15. mind
  16. neat
  17. people
  18. philippe
  19. produced
  20. setting
  21. slightest
  22. starck
  23. ugly
  24. understand
  25. usable
  26. wonderful
  27. yeah