GamersInformer has a postmortem up looking at the design process for the XBox 360.

While the original XBox had a design meant to "surge with power like the Incredible Hulk," Microsoft hired 20+ designers in different territories around the world to come up with a more understated look for the 360. If you believe the post mortem, the 360 is supposed to resemble Bruce Lee, inhaling, right before he karate chops you in the thorax. There's also some discussion on the user interface, including the challenge of trying to cram 10 times as many screens into 1/60th of the memory space the original XBox had, as well as the face plate system and HDtv design issues that needed to be ironed out.

All in all, an absolutely fascinating look at the over-intellectualized thought processes that can cause 20 people to design a system that looks like an overly large piece of tupperware.

Game Developers Conference: Xbox360 Design Postmortem [GamersInformer.net]

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