Metaphase: St. Louis company redesigns products for seniors

Much is made about the dignity of dying, but what about the dignity of living? Many products for senior citizens - aluminum walkers with tennis balls, reading devices or difficult medication packaging - are essentially reminders of age. As an industrial designer of medical, mobile and consumer products, Bryce Rutter, founder and CEO of Metaphase Design Group Inc., is keenly aware that just because someone grows old, it does not mean that his or her need for good design erodes. "All the technology...