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> Today, we are ditching this proven design in favor of a single touch screen, because it looks so much more elegant and modern. Tell me about it. I realised t
by switch007 9y ago
> Today, we are ditching this proven design in favor of a single touch screen, because it looks so much more elegant and modern.
Tell me about it. I realised this had gone too far when Volkswagen moved the headlight angle adjust and dashboard backlight controls to the touchscreen, about 3 levels deep, with a slider. If you are driving at dawn/dusk and suddenly the backlight seems too dim/bright, you need to pull over and do it via the touchscreen. Moronic
- pokemongoaway 9y agoI guess those of us who are less resistant to groupthink (i.e. have working faculties) have to be responsible to get into positions of power so we can say, "fuck off" when designers want to take a line of technology and change it because "trend" without additional evidence.
- izacus 9y agoFor me it was when VW made a huge marketing push about a "hand-waving" feature in their cars. Basically instead of pressing a perfectly serviceable button on your steering wheel, you take your hand off of it and stard waving your fingers in front of the car screen to change volume or similar features. At that point I kinda lost all trust in those people having the faintest clue of what makes for a good UX.
- tripzilch 9y agowhaaat? hand-waving is reserved for communicating with other people and vehicles in traffic!! how did this idea even get past road safety, in particular in jurisdictions where using a phone is illegal