The Hofmeister Kink: A Lasting BMW Design Detail (newmediacampaigns.com)

64 points by JoelSutherland 17y ago ↗ HN

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pclark 17y ago ↗

never noticed that kink

LogicHoleFlaw 17y ago ↗

Me either. But now I'm going to see it everywhere.

russell 17y ago ↗

And if you read the comments you find out why suit sleeves dont have button holes, except for doctors.

theblackbox 17y ago ↗

Fascinating in a way that only geeks would ever admit too ;)

anuraggoel 17y ago ↗

A similar concept from UI design is Apple's async progress indicator. Many more non-Apple applications and websites (eg. Twitter) seem to be using it now, but Microsoft (like Mercedes) will probably never use it.

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conc...

josefresco 17y ago ↗

Pales in comparison to the history and market effect of 'the kink'.

laut 17y ago ↗

The picture where it says E90, looks like it's actually an E93, the folding hard top convertible.

josefresco 17y ago ↗

Truly an awesome article, submitted it to Autoblog as well. I'll be on the lookout for the kink.

kyofiyfi 17y ago ↗

You know, the prius has one of these, too. ;) Or at least, the one particular model I saw. It may vary from year to year.

JoelSutherland 17y ago ↗

All Prius (Priuii?) have them. I can't decide if it is because it is a hatchback (common there) or if it is because they are marketing towards the wealthy.