Friday, February 14, 2014

Asymmetry

We have all been there... pulling on the push side of a door... plugging in a usb the wrong way.

It makes you feel dumb.

Really, really dumb.

I say it isn't your fault, though, the blame should be placed on bad industrial design.

Sometimes things need to be asymmetric, AC plugs and usb cables, for example. I am completely fine with that, just make the plugs look blatantly asymmetric, so it is impossible for someone to get it wrong.

Make the push and pull sides different, so I physically cannot push the pull side or pull the push side.

The world will be a much happier place.

(End rant)

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