Inspirational Technology

Heartbreak of UI work

Heartbreak of UI work: Andrew Orlowski in The Register interviews interaction designer Gitta Salomon, and this quote cracked me up: "If you do this kind of work, everything bugs you. Your car, your cordless phone, your home entertainment system -... [JD on MX]

Oh man, is that so true. When I switched to the Mac I also picked up a new found interest in interaction design. Because of this I started reading everything I could find on the subject and the more I learned the more dissatisfied I became with the world around me. I'm constantly getting frustrated with the poor design on everyday things like doors, VCRs, TVs, just about everything. It really kind of sucks. It seems at least once a day I angrily declare something is a piece of garbage because its human factors are so poorly considered. Of course the most common thing you'll hear me say is "I hate computers", and I do. Computer usability is pathetic.

What's really so frustrating though, the flaws in computers run so deep that it's almost impossible to believe that you can do anything about it. Very, very, depressing.