It was 50 years ago this week that the MINI – symbol of all that is British, mod, and cool – first rolled off the line. And from The Italian Job to, well, The Italian Job, the Mini has remained a tiny, economical and very stylish way to get from point A to point B. But how did the Mini become the Mini? Here’s a brief history of the car that proved that less truly is more.
Read more about MINI at Mental Floss.
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Hello. My name is Erik Dahl, and I am an anthropologist and designer working as a Senior UX Designer at Lextant in Columbus, OH. This is my personal blog. I mostly post items about patterns and observations of everyday life.
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