How the BIC Cristal Ballpoint Pen Became the Most Successful Product in History

June 11, 2025

If you want to see a tour de force of modern technology and design, there’s no need to visit a Silicon Valley showroom. Just feel around your desk for a few moments, and sooner or later you’ll lay a hand on it: the BIC Cristal ballpoint pen, which is described in the Primal Space video above as “possibly the most successful product ever made.”

Read ARticle
Related Posts:
Industrial Design & User Experience
Trade Dress & Trademark Litigation
Innovation, Technology & Culture
Get Paid Six Figures To Name Stuff At Ford Read More: https://www.jalopnik.com/1934612/ford-naming-job-six-figure-pay/
September 10, 2025
joel's thoughts:

OK, This would be my dream job if I wasn't a designer...

Innovation, Technology & Culture
Trade Dress & Trademark Litigation
Designer of James Bond 007 Logo Dies Aged 103
August 21, 2025
joel's thoughts:

One of the most iconic, enduring logos in history only made it's designer $300...