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ChrisMarshallNY 12 hours ago

I’ve always enjoyed the “useless teapot” that Don Norman has on the cover of DOET: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61KtiLw7BtL...

userbinator 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If the cap is screwed on and sealed, you should pour it from the side like a bottle of oil: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/technical-stuff/1...

kakacik 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I guess you use different types of teapots, the ones I ever saw were definitely not waterproof, nothing to screw. Maybe some small lip to keep it in place but when put on the side they would probably fall off, pouring hot liquid everywhere.

drfloyd51 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I believe it is actually called: The masochist’s teapot.

I recommend this book to anyone remotely interested in design. Even today it is fantastic.

ChrisMarshallNY 9 hours ago | parent [-]

Reading it was a watershed in my life.

I never look at doors, without evaluating their usability, anymore.

al_borland 9 hours ago | parent [-]

I bought a new door for my house recently. When the salesman asked what type handle/knob I wanted, I had a bit of an internal crisis. The one he said post people got seemed like it would create a Norman door, which I desperately wanted to avoid. I ended up getting a standard knob to avoid being the absolute lunatic who spent 6 hours debating the merits of various door handles, but had I been alone, I would have absolutely done that. I still feel like I made a mistake every time I look at my door.

The book was a gift and a curse.

PaulHoule 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

https://uxdesign.cc/intro-to-ux-the-norman-door-61f8120b6086

bluGill 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

yeah, the book is something that people hate me having read. I know it wasn't my mistake and I tell them that.

as for door handles, most manufactures use interchangaple knobs so you can buy two and swap. You end up with a useless mechinism (i find you rarely can find a different door that needs the reverse handle)