27Oct/065
Strategic Placement
The mens bathroom in the TSRB on the floor which I work has the light switch placed in such a way that I compulsively turn it off when I leave. I don't know if this is purposeful, but it makes for an embarrassing yelped "Sorry!" whenever I remember that someone else was in the bathroom on my way out. See diagram for a clearer view.
Image gone =(
Image haxxed with The Gimp. Linux doesn't have MSPaint =(.
This is one place where proximity and placement is quite possibly a bad thing since it's a natural movement for me to turn off the lights when leaving the bathroom. Don Norman would be proud--or maybe he would curse them. It's hard to tell.
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October 28th, 2006 - 22:31
And what exactly is wrong with The Gimp? It’s a nice program that doesn’t cost a dime. It’s no Fireworks or Photoshop, but it’s not half bad either. And don’t feel bad, at Ingles, the bathroom door/light switch setup is exactly like that too, and I’ve turned off the lights a couple times, and nearly done it and caught myself a dozen or more times. lol
October 28th, 2006 - 22:53
I like The Gimp because it’s free, but try and draw a box or a circle with it. The steps are absolutely retarded and completely obscure. Since I have been working for the HCI people I have been ingrained with Don Norman’s concepts of Affordances, and having no hidden/weird functionality. Using the selection tool to select an area then applying a stroke to that is not a good idea.
October 29th, 2006 - 23:42
Ok dood, you need some labels for your schematic… cuz it is the suxxx. soo yeah… don’t understand what the problem was… and btw… live bookmark not working for Courtney either… and i just remade it… and still doesn’t work… later dood
October 30th, 2006 - 11:40
lol. I have done that a couple of times too. I think I’ve even found myself locking someone else’s door while I was on my way out. that was kinda wierd.
November 1st, 2006 - 14:06
Ben…Dyer…uses…elipses…incorrectly…and….nurmerously…