Posts Tagged ‘user interface’
Midvale School for the Gifted
I was reminded of this cartoon, whilst reading some of the comments here (which is completely unrelated). The important bit is this:
> I found myself pulling on a door clearly marked Push.
That is actually just an UI bug in the door. If you want people to push a door, you should use a handle that is like a plate, where you can easily put your hand against and push it. If you want people to pull the door open, you need to use vertical rod as a handle, where people can easily grab on to pull it. With this very small change, you don’t even need to push/pull texts on the doors.
This raises a question… If you find yourself pushing on a “pull door”, is it because you’re stupid, or is it because the door is not communicating clearly?