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Philosophy of Design The philosophy of design at Spray Labs, a development department of Lycos Europe, can be summarized as pragmatic, integrated, and iterative. Pragmatic means that we believe adaptation to the practical reality of product design gives better end results than striving for theoretical perfection. The everyday reality for Spray Labs, especially the design team, is one of short product development cycles (three to six months). Spray Labs is a young organization working in a new medium. This means that we have to rapidly design new kinds of products using technology that is constantly changing, in an organization…

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