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META: Make sure that your adblocker is set to 11 on that site. In the first edition of The Design of Everyday Things[0], Norman has a photo of beer tap handles
by ChrisMarshallNY 4mo ago
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In the first edition of The Design of Everyday Things[0], Norman has a photo of beer tap handles on control levers in a nuclear power plant control room. This was done, to differentiate two important handles.
I won’t link to the photo, because it’s on personal blogs, and I don’t want to hug anyone’s site to death.
The photo was removed, in the current version.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Design_of_Everyday_Things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Design_of_Everyday_Things
- Rotundo 4mo agoI've seen pictures of the cockpit of a large plane where the gear lever has an actual wheel on the end of it. I think that is exceptional good design.
- echoangle 4mo agoActually mandated for aircraft: https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/22680/why-is-the-gear-handle-shaped-the-way-it-is https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/22680/why-is-th... Also, the flaps lever is shaped like a small wing