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How could the world be less frustrating? This moblog brings you on a tour of problematic technology. We will collectively ruminate on what is wrong with these experiences, and we hope this create a fertile breeding ground for new solution memes. To avoid being excessively negative we will also occasionally post good designs along with the bad. This blog is informal and partially submitted from mobile phones, so please excuse brevity and spelling.

Monday, December 18, 2006

Functional optimization

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This will be the first of several posts about information appliance and multi-use product issues. Place: reading a magazine in a store. Des...
Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Paper towel dispensers (continued)

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Not to belabor the point of towel dispenser design, but as a followup to the previous post on the topic, I saw this very NICE dispenser des...
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Thursday, November 23, 2006

Digital roads and accident avoidance

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Place: freeway to portland Design problem: Accidents and other unexpected blockages to lanes on freeways can create dangerous situations fo...
Monday, November 13, 2006

Interacting with an automatic towel dispenser

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Place: Public bathrooms Design issue: In an environment such as a mall or airport with users who may not read english well (kids, foreign t...
Sunday, November 05, 2006

Efficient restaurant experiences

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Place: san francisco food court Design issue: Restaurants that don't do table service commonly have to announce upcoming orders to cust...
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Not the car for gangsters

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Place: sequoia nat. Park, ca Design problem: what if you found yourself inside the trunk of a car? How would you get out? Now, I know, You...
Friday, October 20, 2006

Misuse of multimedia systems

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Place: westfield shopping center, san francisco Design problem: the large floor map of the mall in the information kiosk is a large touch s...
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Getting off an aircraft

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Place: on a recently landed plane in Florida Design problem: A lot of people need to get off a plane in a short period of time, *every time...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Safety lectures on airplanes

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Place: southwest airlines flight, seattle Design problem: Can you imagine getting on your fifth flight of the year and not hearing the same...
Saturday, October 07, 2006

Replacement of car parts

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Place: Festival parking lot, Shelton WA Design problem: GMC Jimmy cars have a plastic grill on the front of the car. A rock can easily fly ...
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