[IxDA Discuss] Seeking: Confusing/misleading signs, hard to use devices, etc
Posting this once more. I've looked in the obvious places (like badDesigns.com). And I've certainly looked locally for things that stand out as crazy. But I' hoping some of you might have more input. Thanks, Arthur Fink For a talk I'm giving, I'm seeking pictures of: * Confusing or misleading signs * Hard to use devices * Backwards food lines (first the milk, then coffee, then cups) * Challenging user interfaces It could be a tub/shower faucet where you can't easily figure out how to switch the water flow, an emergency brake in a car that is effectively hidden ... anything distinctly anti-usable. Thanks much, Arthur Fink - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A r t h u r F i n k Listening, Consulting, Coaching Common Sense Business Advice art...@arthurfink.com 207.615.5722 Coaching / Blog www.insightandclarity.com Consultingwww.arthurfink.com 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Seeking: Confusing/misleading signs, hard to use devices, etc
As Jack mention, This Is Broken shut down, but the associated Flickr group continues to add photos (some of which might be appropriate for what you're looking for): http://www.flickr.com/groups/thisisbroken/pool/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49208 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Seeking: Confusing/misleading signs, hard to use devices, etc
On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Arthur Fink wrote: > It could be a tub/shower faucet where you can't easily figure out how to > switch the water flow, an emergency brake in a car that is effectively > hidden ... anything distinctly anti-usable. Hi Arthur, Ezra Gildesgame recently created http://ixdfail.com as an open library of interaction design failures. Fun fact: at the same time he built the ixdfail.com site for fun Ezra built the "Saved Searches" feature of the new ixda.org site. I hope that helps, Greg -- Greg Knaddison | 303-800-5623 | http://growingventuresolutions.com 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Seeking: Confusing/misleading signs, hard to use devices, etc
http://www.baddesigns.com have fun, peter Arthur Fink wrote: > For a talk I'm giving, I'm seeking pictures of: > > * Confusing or misleading signs > > * Hard to use devices [..] 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Seeking: Confusing/misleading signs, hard to use devices, etc
This is Broken shut down a few years ago, but it is a great repository of exactly what you are looking for: http://www.goodexperience.com/tib/ On Feb 9, 2010, at 11:52 PM, Arthur Fink wrote: > For a talk I'm giving, I'm seeking pictures of: > > * Confusing or misleading signs > > * Hard to use devices > > * Backwards food lines (first the milk, then coffee, then cups) > > * Challenging user interfaces > > It could be a tub/shower faucet where you can't easily figure out how to > switch the water flow, an emergency brake in a car that is effectively hidden > ... anything distinctly anti-usable. > > Thanks much, > > > Arthur Fink > Jack L. Moffett Senior Interaction Designer inmedius 412.459.0310 x219 http://www.inmedius.com There is no good design that is not based on the understanding of people. - Stefano Marzano CEO of Philips Design 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Seeking: Confusing/misleading signs, hard to use devices, etc
There's a Johnny Holland Flickr group of UX Errors (we only started it a couple of months ago so it's not that full, but it's a start) http://www.flickr.com/groups/uxerrors/pool/ -- Vicky Teinaki Email: vicky.tein...@gmail.com | Mobile: +64 021 027 01410 | Skype: vicky.teinaki | Twitter: @vickytnz | LinkedIn : http://nz.linkedin.com/in/vickyteinaki 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
[IxDA Discuss] Seeking: Confusing/misleading signs, hard to use devices, etc
For a talk I'm giving, I'm seeking pictures of: * Confusing or misleading signs * Hard to use devices * Backwards food lines (first the milk, then coffee, then cups) * Challenging user interfaces It could be a tub/shower faucet where you can't easily figure out how to switch the water flow, an emergency brake in a car that is effectively hidden ... anything distinctly anti-usable. Thanks much, Arthur Fink - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A r t h u r F i n k Listening, Consulting, Coaching Common Sense Business Advice art...@arthurfink.com 207.615.5722 Coaching / Blog www.insightandclarity.com Consultingwww.arthurfink.com 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
