The day we have all been waiting for is finally upon us.  Of course, I am talking about Palm Pre day, which hits tomorrow,.  And while we are all rushing our local Best Buy and Sprint stores, I am sure the folks over at Palm will be breathing a sigh of relief as they watch years of work come to fruition.

For many of them, this day has been a long time coming.  It is the end result of a process which started in 2007, with an ostrich egg and an inspiration,

Now that Palm Pre day is here, the folks at Palm have started to sit down with the media and discuss the process of bringing turning that ostrich egg into something which could access the Internet, make phone calls, and hopefully save a company which had heretofore been bleeding money,

I highly recommend two fascinating interviews which really give you a great look at the creative process that went into the Pre.  The first  comes from Bradley Hebdon at ubxdesign.com, who recently sat down with Michelle Koh, a member of the Human Interface Team at Palm.   Among other things, Ms. Koh discusses her first impression of the Pre’s design:

I remember when i saw the first mock-up of this over a year ago. The inner industrial designer in me screamed “brilliant”! The slight curve felt comfortable in my hand and when I slid open the device, the curve line was further emphasized so that I could cradle it against my ear. And the keyboard is hidden away when I don’t need it. You don’t expect curves on devices so this was a delightful design decision that I appreciate a great deal. The curves are reinforced in the overall footprint down to the keyboard, which gives it a sense of harmony.

She also spends quite a bit of time talking about the Touchstone charger, interface, web experience, and plenty more.  Check out the full interview here.

And while you are at it, check out Forbes Magazine’s interview with Peter Skillman and some of the other engineers and designers behind that shiny new device you have been coveting.  This one does a fantastic job of explaining the fluid, organic concept behind the Palm Pre.  And you will also discover what that ostrich egg has to do with the Palm Pre.  Check out the full article, here,

These articles really do a fantastic job of highlighting all of the hard work and innovation that went into the Pre behind the scenes.  So, if you are a fan of the Pre, or off mobile technology generally, then you are really going to want to check out these interviews.

On a final note, as beautiful as these look, it is not likely you will see any Palm Pre’s here at JAMM this weekend.  As much as I would like one, I am not due for a new phone for a few more months.  How about you?  Anyone planning to jump on the Pre bandwagon tomorrow?  If you manage to land one, let us know.  We would love to hear some first hand thoughts from actual users.

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