so what is colleen-i-fying all about?

When you're this tall, lots of things that most people take for granted just don't fit.   Finding clothes is hard, fitting in cars and airplanes sometimes doesn't work, furniture doesn't measure up and a thousand other things are just hard to use.  You can get an idea from this post on my blog 6footsix.

The problem is not with me.  Six foot six is a perfect size for me and it is part of who I am.  The problem is with the everyday stuff people make.

Colleenifying something is designing and making it to fit people like me.  It is encouraging designers and manufacturers to make tall practical products that are simple and beautiful.  It is also making the world aware that there are lots of people in the world that have the same issues that I do. 

Colleenifying is breaking the  small minded 20^th century notion that comes with design for mass production - that people must conform to design rather than customizing for individuals. Now a days it is possible to make more custom products and I know that there are companies out there ready for this challenge.  

This can be for people of other sizes.  I may be fourteen inches taller than the average American woman, but flip the design switch and colleenify something that fits someone who is fourteen inches shorter than the average American woman.  How awesome would that be?

For now I'll look at ideas and products for tall people and really tall people like me.   I love to hear your ideas and comments, so send them in!

The time has come for designers and manufacturers to grow up! 

Comments

[Darcy Drake]

it's awesome that you started this, it's about time someone did! good stuff!

[sara]

i'm 4'11 and have my own problems with the size of stuff so it is good to see someone doing something about it. in my own kitchen I usually wear platform shoes to make reaching the countertop a bit easier.

a great guy in our office is leaving for another job and we were trying to figure out what to get him. he loves traveling and must be about 6'4. he complained the handle on his luggage wasn't long enough. we hunted and found there are a few for tall people and got him one. I can't remember the maker now.

stay with this tall girl! and maybe do something for those of us who aren't tall enough to be average.