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I’ve always enjoyed the “useless teapot” that Don Norman has on the cover of DOET: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61KtiLw7BtL._AC_UL600_SR600,

I’ve always enjoyed the “useless teapot” that Don Norman has on the cover of DOET: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61KtiLw7BtL._AC_UL600_SR600,600_.jpg https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61KtiLw7BtL...

drfloyd51 8mo ago
I believe it is actually called: The masochist’s teapot. I recommend this book to anyone remotely interested in design. Even today it is fantastic.
- ChrisMarshallNY 8mo ago
  Reading it was a watershed in my life. I never look at doors, without evaluating their usability, anymore.
  - al_borland 8mo ago
    I bought a new door for my house recently. When the salesman asked what type handle/knob I wanted, I had a bit of an internal crisis. The one he said post people got seemed like it would create a Norman door, which I desperately wanted to avoid. I ended up getting a standard knob to avoid being the absolute lunatic who spent 6 hours debating the merits of various door handles, but had I been alone, I would have absolutely done that. I still feel like I made a mistake every time I look at my door. The book was a gift and a curse.
    - bluGill 8mo ago
      yeah, the book is something that people hate me having read. I know it wasn't my mistake and I tell them that. as for door handles, most manufactures use interchangaple knobs so you can buy two and swap. You end up with a useless mechinism (i find you rarely can find a different door that needs the reverse handle)
    - PaulHoule 8mo ago
      https://uxdesign.cc/intro-to-ux-the-norman-door-61f8120b6086 https://uxdesign.cc/intro-to-ux-the-norman-door-61f8120b6086
    - ninalanyon 8mo ago
      The whole doorknob thing in the US is a mystery to me, doorhandles/levers are so much easier to use.
      - ChrisMarshallNY 8mo ago
        In some places, levers are required (ADA thing).
    - hbn 8mo ago
      I'm confused how you could create a norman door on your house. I thought a norman door could only be a door that doesn't latch shut. i.e. only the pull side should have a handle, cause you don't need a handle to push. But if the door latches, there's gonna be some kind of mechanism you have to interact with from both sides. You won't just walk up to a door with a knob and assume it'll open when you start pushing on it.
userbinator 8mo ago
If the cap is screwed on and sealed, you should pour it from the side like a bottle of oil: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/technical-stuff/1571948d1477742174-correct-way-pour-engine-oil-aha-moment-inside-img_4408.jpg https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/technical-stuff/1...
- kakacik 8mo ago
  I guess you use different types of teapots, the ones I ever saw were definitely not waterproof, nothing to screw. Maybe some small lip to keep it in place but when put on the side they would probably fall off, pouring hot liquid everywhere.

drfloyd51 8mo ago

I believe it is actually called: The masochist’s teapot. I recommend this book to anyone remotely interested in design. Even today it is fantastic.

ChrisMarshallNY 8mo ago
Reading it was a watershed in my life. I never look at doors, without evaluating their usability, anymore.
- al_borland 8mo ago
  I bought a new door for my house recently. When the salesman asked what type handle/knob I wanted, I had a bit of an internal crisis. The one he said post people got seemed like it would create a Norman door, which I desperately wanted to avoid. I ended up getting a standard knob to avoid being the absolute lunatic who spent 6 hours debating the merits of various door handles, but had I been alone, I would have absolutely done that. I still feel like I made a mistake every time I look at my door. The book was a gift and a curse.
  - bluGill 8mo ago
    yeah, the book is something that people hate me having read. I know it wasn't my mistake and I tell them that. as for door handles, most manufactures use interchangaple knobs so you can buy two and swap. You end up with a useless mechinism (i find you rarely can find a different door that needs the reverse handle)
  - PaulHoule 8mo ago
    https://uxdesign.cc/intro-to-ux-the-norman-door-61f8120b6086 https://uxdesign.cc/intro-to-ux-the-norman-door-61f8120b6086
  - ninalanyon 8mo ago
    The whole doorknob thing in the US is a mystery to me, doorhandles/levers are so much easier to use.
    - ChrisMarshallNY 8mo ago
      In some places, levers are required (ADA thing).
  - hbn 8mo ago
    I'm confused how you could create a norman door on your house. I thought a norman door could only be a door that doesn't latch shut. i.e. only the pull side should have a handle, cause you don't need a handle to push. But if the door latches, there's gonna be some kind of mechanism you have to interact with from both sides. You won't just walk up to a door with a knob and assume it'll open when you start pushing on it.

userbinator 8mo ago

If the cap is screwed on and sealed, you should pour it from the side like a bottle of oil: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/technical-stuff/1571948d1477742174-correct-way-pour-engine-oil-aha-moment-inside-img_4408.jpg https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/technical-stuff/1...

kakacik 8mo ago
I guess you use different types of teapots, the ones I ever saw were definitely not waterproof, nothing to screw. Maybe some small lip to keep it in place but when put on the side they would probably fall off, pouring hot liquid everywhere.