Chapter1:Whatisinteractiondesign
Baddesigns–Elevatorcontrolsandlabelsonthebottomrowalllookthesame,soitiseasytopushalabelbymistakeinsteadofacontrolbutton–Peopledonotmakesamemistakeforthelabelsandbuttonsonthetoprow
Whynot
From:www
baddesigns
comWhyisthisvendingmachinesobad
•Needtopushbuttonfirsttoactivatereader•Normallyinsertbillfirstbeforemakingselection•ContraveneswellknownconventionFrom:www
baddesigns
comGooddesignMacintoshPICTimageformatisnotsupported•Marbleansweringmachine(Bishop,1995)•Basedonhoweverydayobjectsbehave•Easy,intuitiveandapleasuretouse•Onlyrequiresone-stepactionstoperformcoretasksGoodandbaddesignMacintoshPICTimageformatisnotsupported•WhatiswrongwiththeApexremote
•WhyistheTiVoremotesomuchbetterdesigned
–Peanutshapedtofitinhand–Logicallayoutandcolor-coded,distinctivebuttons–E