Sunday, August 10, 2008
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To ring a doorbell at this apartment building you have to key in the apartment number, which consists of two numbers and a non-capitalized letter. The numbers are in the button cluster on the left, the letters are in the cluster on the right. To start making the connection (confirm your choice) you have to push the capital letter E in the button cluster on the left.
One line of buttons per floor would have meant an interface with more buttons, but the mapping would have been more logical. Or at least the clustering of buttons could have been done a little more consistent. But I guess here the added cost of extra buttons was a consideration as well. But I don't think ringing a doorbell should be this hard.
(Click image to enlarge)To ring a doorbell at this apartment building you have to key in the apartment number, which consists of two numbers and a non-capitalized letter. The numbers are in the button cluster on the left, the letters are in the cluster on the right. To start making the connection (confirm your choice) you have to push the capital letter E in the button cluster on the left.
One line of buttons per floor would have meant an interface with more buttons, but the mapping would have been more logical. Or at least the clustering of buttons could have been done a little more consistent. But I guess here the added cost of extra buttons was a consideration as well. But I don't think ringing a doorbell should be this hard.
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Perhaps you might get a kick out of this; slightly related...more about the overall use model being presented:
http://flickr.com/photos/steveportigal/2663899503
Have a look at my entry on redesignme.org...similar problem.
http://www.redesignme.com/product/show/14/unknown/advanced-doorbell-system/
@ Steve, I'm guessing it's an intercom, borrowing from mobile phone 'icon' to identify the speaker and the microphone... But even though the design sees somewhat odd, it still communicates quite well how it works.
@ Jaap: is that the intercom system at your own home? In that case: my sympathies ;-) You seemed to have sparked an interesting discussion with the redesign by the way.
@jasper - yeah I knew what it was, but thanks. I just thought you'd enjoy it was all.
Hi Steve, wasn't explaining to you what the thing might do. More so that I was checking whether I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. But I indeed enjoyed it.
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