Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone knows of a precedent for a certain pattern in a physical interface, such as a control panel or remote control.
The challenge is that a particular control panel design has multiple states; in a given state, some functions are available while other functions are unavailable. I'm considering a pattern in which each button lights up when it's active/available and gets dark when it's inactive/unavailable. There are certainly many devices with buttons that light up in order to reflect the on/off state of a particular feature (e.g. caps lock key), or of the device itself. However, I can't think of any examples where lighted buttons reflect availability rather than state. Of course, there are pitfalls in designing this to communicate the right things, but I'm hoping to find some reference points. Thanks! Dan ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
