BAD DESIGNS

BAD DESIGNS

1. THINGS

   • Coffee machine
     • COMFORT
       • He/ she expected the coffee machine to dispense a cup. Coffee machines usually dispense cups. The step-by-step instructions mentioned nothing about he/she providing the cup.
     • SECURITY
       • The machine brewed a cup of coffee for he/she and then dumped it onto the floor!
   • Bad news for left handers
     • COMFORT
       • the problem is trying to reach the toilet paper under the cabinet especially with the left hand. This is an example of an object that is especially poorly designed for left handers, although it doesn't seem to be designed very well for right handers either! It should be re-designed to better accommodate both left and right handed use. Segments of the population with different needs are often overlooked when designing things. Left handers are a significant segment of the population.
   • Hey, which side do you use for cutting?
     • COMFORT
       • The shape of an object should reveal how it is to be used.
   • Plugging in a USB connector
     • COMFORT
       • The problem is that when you try to plug the USB connector in, This frequently turn it the wrong way.
   • Do not open
     • SECURITY
       • Opening the door could be deadly since the emergency slide would automatically inflate.

2. CONTROLS

   • Don't push that button!
     • COMFORT
       • couldn't resist pressing all the buttons on the camera, including the button the film compartment
     • SECURITY
       • required the use of a screwdriver to open the film compartment.
   • Oops, I popped the trunk lid by mistake!
     • COMFORT
       • sometimes accidently pop the trunk lid instead of the gas cap.
   • Hot water dispenser
     • COMFORT AND SECURITY
       • Because the dispenser and button are too far apart, people have a tendency to "test" the hot water by pressing the button. This causes hot water to come out onto the counter top.
   • Lamp switch
     • COMFORT
       • first turn it off to switch from low to high. It seems like a more natural order. One other problem with this design is that it is difficult to tell when the lamp is set to high vs. low because it turns completely off between the two settings.
   • How do you unlock the door?
     • COMFORT
       • To unlock the dead bolt lock (above), you turn the key to the right. To unlock the door knob lock (below), you turn the key to the left! That's pretty confusing

3. SIGNS NAMES AND LABELS

   • Street names
     • COMFORT
       • Things that are different shouldn't be given names that are too similar or people will confuse them.
   • Which number is it?
     • COMFORT
       • The number should also be labeled as to what it is rather than what it is not.
   • Men's room sign
     • COMFORT
       • The words Men and handicapped need to be separated on the sign.
   • Camping or not?
     • COMFORT AND SECURITY
       • he fact that this small sign is difficult to read in low light conditions is ironic since those are likely conditions under which people are looking for a place to camp.
   • Where did we park the car?
     • COMFORT
       • Signs are supposed to provide cues more distinctive and memorable than the places that they mark. Make sure that the salient information on a sign is the information people will need to find their way.

4. DISPLAYS

   • How much is the gas?
     • COMFORT
       • A person shouldn't have to make an effort to read a display
   • Labels that look like pushbuttons
     • COMFORT
       • The problem with these elevator controls is that the labels on the bottom row look like pushbuttons.

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