george_cave

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Comment · 1 year ago

Oh good catch, I'll update it in the article.

Comment · 1 year ago

Ok, this should be fixed now, let me know if you still can't zoom!

Comment · 1 year ago

Thanks! Will try shortly. I guess iOS/Safari just ignores this property then.

Comment · 1 year ago

Hey, I'm the author of this site! You're on Android I think, based on the other comments here? I only have an iPhone to test, but I can pinch+expand the site on my phone no problem. Was not intentional to have blocked it! Sorry, I'll see if I can work out why.

Comment · 4 years ago

Thanks! I’m the author and I started out on my own so ported the article to my new website :)

Comment · 6 years ago

I don’t know how deep into interface design you want to go, but User Friendly by Cliff Kuang is a superb intro and includes lots of anecdotes like the B-17 bomber and Ford Lincoln stories.

Comment · 6 years ago

I bought them all through BrickLink.com, you can search for and select individual bricks you want to buy. I think it took about 5 or 6 separate orders to different suppliers to get a good range.

Comment · 6 years ago

Thank you, I've just looked it up and messaged the author now!

Comment · 6 years ago

So the things I'm most proud of aren't quite launched yet, but I work right now on a lot of electric mobility projects. Something like a charger for an electric car is especially fascinating because you have none of the cues of typical car refuelling (smell, sound, vibration) and you can create an entirely new metaphor and language around how that charging experience plays out with light, sound, haptic...

Often you'll have a client who says "I want my product to be smart and connected so I need a 5 inch touch screen on the front of the box" and its fun to show them an entirely different approach that delivers both a better user experience and also becomes a key differentiator for their brand.

You can see a few (older) things that I've worked on at my employer's website here: https://kiska.com/

Comment · 6 years ago

Thanks for the nice thoughts. I'm a huge fan of all of the interfaces you describe from industrial and commercial applications. I've written previously about my concerns with the touchscreen dominance and the poor UX impact it can have. My day job is to design physical interfaces for all manner of automotive and consumer applications and you could say I specialise in the non-touchscreen design parts.

Regarding the LEGO references, this was just a light hearted look at the problem from a different perspective :).

Comment · 6 years ago

Thank you both! Yes, I'm the author. So you were correct, I had intended it to read eradicate but actually I really appreciate java-man's definition help, so I think I'll just leave it as it is now :).