4 ms·

This is one of the main reasons I don't think I'd buy a Tesla. Even the car I have now, I bought at the end of a model year, before a major redesign, because a

This is one of the main reasons I don't think I'd buy a Tesla. Even the car I have now, I bought at the end of a model year, before a major redesign, because a lot of tactile controls were going away. I really dislike using a touch screen while driving, as it makes me take my eyes off the road more than I'd like. I also just like how physical controls feel and make more sense. I was gifted the book, The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman, back in college and it really stuck with me how unintuitive many physical controls are in cars, as well as poorly designed doors on/in buildings (Norman doors as they are often called, in honor of the book).

readthenotes1 2y ago
That book is incredible... https://youtu.be/QEE_-C0Nwjw?si=wZsabQ_0cqGlxORL https://youtu.be/QEE_-C0Nwjw?si=wZsabQ_0cqGlxORL
natch 2y ago
fyi, it’s a myth that you must use the screen to control things.
sejje 2y ago
I haven't read it yet, but I see this book recommended all the time on here, so I snatched it at a thrift store the other day for $0.25.
_huayra_ 2y ago
I remember reading that book when it clicked how frustrating the doors at my grad school uni could be: they had what is clearly a "pull" handle on both sides, but it only opened one way. They just added signs that said "Poussez" (push in French) on the push side because clearly no one thought about the design before installing it! It's unbelievable in the decades since that building my office was in was built, no one thought "hey let's put plates on this side so you CAN'T pull".
- andrepd 2y ago
  I've heard it phrased like this: your door has an UX so bad that it needs an instruction manual (even if 1 word long).
- lobsterthief 2y ago
  What’s also terrible is when someone adds “PULL” in standalone adhesive letters on one side of a glass door. There’s no backing on it and our brains can easily read the word “PULL” even when it’s backwards, so if I read it first I will pull from the push side.

readthenotes1 2y ago

That book is incredible... https://youtu.be/QEE_-C0Nwjw?si=wZsabQ_0cqGlxORL https://youtu.be/QEE_-C0Nwjw?si=wZsabQ_0cqGlxORL

natch 2y ago

fyi, it’s a myth that you must use the screen to control things.

sejje 2y ago

I haven't read it yet, but I see this book recommended all the time on here, so I snatched it at a thrift store the other day for $0.25.

_huayra_ 2y ago

I remember reading that book when it clicked how frustrating the doors at my grad school uni could be: they had what is clearly a "pull" handle on both sides, but it only opened one way. They just added signs that said "Poussez" (push in French) on the push side because clearly no one thought about the design before installing it! It's unbelievable in the decades since that building my office was in was built, no one thought "hey let's put plates on this side so you CAN'T pull".

andrepd 2y ago
I've heard it phrased like this: your door has an UX so bad that it needs an instruction manual (even if 1 word long).
lobsterthief 2y ago
What’s also terrible is when someone adds “PULL” in standalone adhesive letters on one side of a glass door. There’s no backing on it and our brains can easily read the word “PULL” even when it’s backwards, so if I read it first I will pull from the push side.