OK - so we work in the world of digital. Here the affordance is a perceived one. But what about our real lives?
Here's the thing - I want to start a list of unusable real life things.... 1. Elevator buttons: when I press the wrong floor (which is quite the frequent occasion in my uncaffienated state before 12pm) why can't I "unpress" my mistake? 2. Toilet doors: why does one open in and the next out. Furthermore - why wash your hands when you must touch germ-ridden door handles after the fact? If there is ever a need to have automatic doors - here it is. 3. Coffee cups without handles: OK - I'm a great lover of style and aesthetics, however when it burns my hands off...I'd find it more classy to have a handle and not have tears in my eyes from lifting my beloved caffeine to my mouth. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
