Michael Salamon » dev http://www.michaelsalamon.com I like stuff and things and junk and whatever. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:24:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Procedurally Enforcing Workflow http://www.michaelsalamon.com/user-interface/procedurally-enforcing-workflow/ http://www.michaelsalamon.com/user-interface/procedurally-enforcing-workflow/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:54:33 +0000 michael http://www.michaelsalamon.com/?p=20 Continue reading →]]>

I copied this down from somewhere and I can’t remember where, so if it was you let me know, and I’ll credit you properly. Until then here is this little UI gem, and a great reminder for the RIAA/MPAA:

You can’t force people to follow directions they deem arbitrary.

I bet if that gate spit out $100 bills people would use it.

Update: Eagle-eyed readers have spotted the original post (perhaps) and the actual location. Doug remembers seeing the photo on “Bruce Schnier’s blog talking about the effectiveness of security.” And Mortiz pin-points the useless gate as being outside the University of Bielefeld in Germany. Thanks y’all.

]]> http://www.michaelsalamon.com/user-interface/procedurally-enforcing-workflow/feed/ 20 An older idea, but I still like it http://www.michaelsalamon.com/user-interface/an-older-idea-but-i-still-like-it/ http://www.michaelsalamon.com/user-interface/an-older-idea-but-i-still-like-it/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:55:21 +0000 michael http://www.michaelsalamon.com/?p=12 Continue reading →]]> IX taught me a great concept in UI design called the Hermeneutic Circle.

“It refers to the idea that one’s understanding of the interface as a whole is established by reference to the individual parts; and one’s understanding of each individual part by reference to the whole. Neither the whole interface nor any individual part can be understood without reference to one another, and hence, it is a circle.”

Natch.

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