Posts tagged as:

elevator

Spotted: Use in Case of Fire Only

January 19, 2010
Elevator button reading To Be Used in Case of Fire Only

I’m not sure why elevators seem to be magnets for confusing interfaces (although I probably could take some guesses). To add another example to the list, my friend Scott recently sent me this picture: How great is that button? Apparently it was on a wall all by itself, with nothing at all to indicate what [...]

1 comment Read the full article →

Spotted: Elevator

December 30, 2009
Elevator sign

Perhaps it only goes down, Alice in Wonderland style. This is the view through the doorway after the Oakland airport security screening. I encountered it while traveling this week and it gave me a chuckle. Only after I walked past the sign, halfway to the far escalator and then turned left, could I finally see [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Silly user.

September 15, 2009
elevator stop switch

This red switch used to be a great feature of the elevator in my condo building. You used to be able to flip it to “Stop” once the doors were open, and it would hold the elevator stopped and the doors open until you flipped it back to “Run.” I used this switch a lot. [...]

1 comment Read the full article →