I encounter something "unusable" every day! I think there should be a community list that people can access and add/comment thereto.
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Catherine Ryan <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Reply to this thread at ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46113 > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- Laura L. Schertler "The role of the designer is that of a good host anticipating the needs of their guest." ~Charles & Ray Eames ________________________________________________________________ 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
