41 points | by NaOH 3 hours ago ago
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this really reminds me of the "worst volume control" from reddit https://uxdesign.cc/the-worst-volume-control-ui-in-the-world...
IC: With AI getting bigger and more controversial and so on, have you used AI to create any of these designs?
That is an interesting point to bring up, because this type of "almost but not quite right" is exactly what AI seems to naturally create.
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...
What's wrong about the glasses? I've been staring at them and trying to figure out why they're unworkable, as opposed to just a quirky pair of specs.
The sharp angle of the bridge would dig into your nose.
Pointy bit on the bridge of the nose.
the sharp point on the bridge is going to hurt your snout.
I love that these are all fairly beautiful, stuff you'd really love to have if it wasn't fundamentally unusable.
Now I’m wondering how you could create ‘uncomfortable’ versions of simple command line tools (ls, cat, more etc.) or perhaps shells.
Emacs and/or vi, depending on your inclination, have text editors covered already, of course ;-)
given the title, so may software developers must be living in bliss! /s
this really reminds me of the "worst volume control" from reddit https://uxdesign.cc/the-worst-volume-control-ui-in-the-world...
IC: With AI getting bigger and more controversial and so on, have you used AI to create any of these designs?
That is an interesting point to bring up, because this type of "almost but not quite right" is exactly what AI seems to naturally create.
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...
What's wrong about the glasses? I've been staring at them and trying to figure out why they're unworkable, as opposed to just a quirky pair of specs.
The sharp angle of the bridge would dig into your nose.
Pointy bit on the bridge of the nose.
the sharp point on the bridge is going to hurt your snout.
I love that these are all fairly beautiful, stuff you'd really love to have if it wasn't fundamentally unusable.
Now I’m wondering how you could create ‘uncomfortable’ versions of simple command line tools (ls, cat, more etc.) or perhaps shells.
Emacs and/or vi, depending on your inclination, have text editors covered already, of course ;-)
given the title, so may software developers must be living in bliss! /s