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If you need to rest your hand on it or read an article, to understand how it works, that's a major fail in the design.
by babuskov 10y ago
If you need to rest your hand on it or read an article, to understand how it works, that's a major fail in the design.
- x1798DE 10y agoIf it's designed for blind people, I don't think visually signaling its function is necessarily a great option (though to be fair, it would at least allow sighted people to point out the device to their blind friends).
- babuskov 10y agoOver 90% of people are not blind. Why deprive them of extra information they are able to use? And even if we wanted, reducing everyone to blind person's abilities won't work: If there are 5 people waiting for the same traffic light they can't all hold their finger on the button at the same time.
- x1798DE 10y agoSighted people can see the (much more convenient) lighted sign that says "cross/don't cross". A tactile device is unnecessary for those people, and it doesn't really matter if they know that it exists or what it is for. As such, I would say the biggest design priority with respect to the sighted majority would be to make sure it's not actively confusing (i.e. it won't be mistaken for the cross button), and visual cues as to its purpose would be above and beyond.
- madeofpalk 10y agoI know I'm only one (Australian) person, but I've known this for as long as I can remember and have interacted with them. I've never noticed people pressing it in confusion, but I do the same thing where I touch it if I've got headphones in so I know when it turns green.
- audeyisaacs 10y ago>If you need to rest your hand on it ... to understand how it works, that's a major fail in the design. It's literally a tactile indicator. Very intuitive by feel(which is its purpose).