Comments on: Can you name which design or usability principles this violates? http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/08/11/can-you-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this/ Russell Wilson's blog on Web Design and Engineering Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:18:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Vincent van der Lubbe http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/08/11/can-you-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 Vincent van der Lubbe Sun, 24 May 2009 21:27:23 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/?p=37#comment-1022 I am not an expert, but I ask myself what is the intention? If they want me to use the left door (not only temporarily), make a sign big enough to read from a distance. Otherwise I might see the sign too late. Maybe something green with "Please enter here". Unfortunately, most people have a preference for the right side :-)<br><br>If the main issue is not to use the right door, you could also place something in front of the door, so nobody can enter through the right door. Then you don't have to explain anything. The problem of course is: why should one use the left door? Maybe somebody should fix the right door? I am not an expert, but I ask myself what is the intention? If they want me to use the left door (not only temporarily), make a sign big enough to read from a distance. Otherwise I might see the sign too late. Maybe something green with “Please enter here”. Unfortunately, most people have a preference for the right side :-)

If the main issue is not to use the right door, you could also place something in front of the door, so nobody can enter through the right door. Then you don't have to explain anything. The problem of course is: why should one use the left door? Maybe somebody should fix the right door?

]]> By: Shaun http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/08/11/can-you-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-969 Shaun Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:29:12 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/?p=37#comment-969 Wow! Thank you! I always wanted to write in my site something like that. Can I take part of your post to my blog? Wow! Thank you! I always wanted to write in my site something like that. Can I take part of your post to my blog?

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]]> By: Amanda Woo http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/08/11/can-you-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Amanda Woo Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:31:38 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/?p=37#comment-249 This violets the "support workflow" of the Nielsen Usability principle since the wording of the sign does coincide with the tiny arrows as indicated at the bottom of the sign. Basically, the wording contradicts the image. This violets the “support workflow” of the Nielsen Usability principle since the wording of the sign does coincide with the tiny arrows as indicated at the bottom of the sign. Basically, the wording contradicts the image.

]]> By: John Chin http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/08/11/can-you-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-182 John Chin Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:39:56 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/?p=37#comment-182 It's like having a giant label over a button saying "click here" (sound familiar?) There are tons of signs that have terrible affordances. I was at an Ikea Store and the parking sign said "All Parking No Trucks" Go figure! It’s like having a giant label over a button saying “click here”
(sound familiar?)

There are tons of signs that have terrible affordances.
I was at an Ikea Store and the parking sign said
“All Parking
No Trucks”

Go figure!

]]> By: Rob http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/08/11/can-you-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Rob Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:38:36 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/?p=37#comment-180 Poor affordance, the suggestion of how to interact with door is misleading. Poor affordance, the suggestion of how to interact with door is misleading.

]]> By: Jerome Gravel-Niquet http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/08/11/can-you-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Jerome Gravel-Niquet Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:02:04 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/?p=37#comment-179 They shouldn't be pointing at the door to use, they would be better off just putting the sign on the left door with no arrows. Plus, the arrows are really small compared to the type and they don't catch the eye at all (assuredly they aren't even visible in the distance) so people will probably just bump on the wrong door. They shouldn’t be pointing at the door to use, they would be better off just putting the sign on the left door with no arrows.

Plus, the arrows are really small compared to the type and they don’t catch the eye at all (assuredly they aren’t even visible in the distance) so people will probably just bump on the wrong door.

]]> By: Paul Keeble http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/08/11/can-you-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Paul Keeble Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:09:08 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/?p=37#comment-178 A possible GUI analogy of this would be a label saying "OK >>>" and then having a button with no text on it which was meant to be clicked. Another possibility is rather than greying out a button the button says "please use this button>>>>" pointing at the cancel. Its not a basic usability problem but a very strange way to achieve disabling a function by having disabled function point at the only remaining option. A possible GUI analogy of this would be a label saying “OK >>>” and then having a button with no text on it which was meant to be clicked.

Another possibility is rather than greying out a button the button says “please use this button>>>>” pointing at the cancel.

Its not a basic usability problem but a very strange way to achieve disabling a function by having disabled function point at the only remaining option.

]]> By: Russell Wilson http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/08/11/can-you-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Russell Wilson Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:07:54 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/?p=37#comment-176 I apologize for the quality of the picture. The line at the bottom is actually a series of arrows pointing to the left door. The sign is saying "don't use this door (the one to the left)" I apologize for the quality of the picture. The line at the bottom is actually a series of arrows pointing to the left door. The sign is saying “don’t use this door (the one to the left)”

]]> By: peter http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/08/11/can-you-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-175 peter Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:03:38 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/?p=37#comment-175 Accessibility. No audio or braille version for blind users. Accessibility. No audio or braille version for blind users.

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