Unusable Podcast

We do a podcast (David & Andrew) Discussing the importance of usability & UX in tech & IRL. Search for “Unusable podcast” in your podcast app!

[Unusable Podcast @UnusablePodcast]

Our latest episode "Solving EV charging problems" is out now. Listen in your podcast app or here: https://t.co/QhWUHgs7vl

[Tim Vine @RealTimVine]

Any ideas?

[Unusable Podcast @UnusablePodcast]

@evilspirals Everything about the UI of a slot machine is intended to make more money. It's probably an absolute masterclass in dark patterns

[Maria Mukha @MariaMukha]

hell yeah

[Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 @RealSexyCyborg]

Ok here's a technical breakdown of why the “@Dyson Zone™ Air-Purifying Headphones” aka. the Snot Cannon aka. the Wearable SuperSpreader Event is such a staggeringly bad idea and a significant danger to public health if it is allowed to be sold.
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[Aleksandr Volodarsky @volodarik]

Sunday read.

This is hilarious. Engineers are competing who creates the worst UI on Reddit.

I think the winners are:

1/ Enter your phone number

[non aesthetic things @PicturesFoIder]

what does it mean?

[David Buchanan does not tweet anymore @David3141593]

Pinterest users are not allowed to be born on the 1st of January, 1970

[Holly Schroeder (she/her/Mr.) @314UXHolly]

Cautionary tale on alerts messages.

My CPAP greeted me with this gem.
Concise √
Informative... kind of? I'm not sure what that means exactly in this context.

Alarming √
Is it going to blow up now?
How long before it does?
Safe to use?

Don't want to click OK.

#UX #Alert

[✨Rachel💫 @Rachel_Organa]

This is the door buzzer to get into my sisters’ apartment complex…

Does it make anyone else irrationally angry?

@andytomlee does it upset you?

[Paul Boag @boagworld]

Avoid putting your calls to action on the right of a page. Eye-tracking heat maps show how users favour the left-hand column of a page. - Learn more about designing the perfect call to action (https://t.co/vKfNw1iaFY)

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

In 2003, Saturn released a commercial that ironically highlighted the inefficiency of cars and how much space they occupy.

[Stephen Beck @stephenbeck]

Had to decode this elevator. What exactly is going on here?!??

[Anthony Hobday @hobdaydesign]

When you put the iOS home screen into edit mode, the icons jiggle. Theory time: why do you think Apple chose jiggling? Is there a real life concept/metaphor they wanted to associate it with?

Guesses in the replies please.

[Silktide @silktide]

Skip to Content links - you need one. Have you got one?

https://t.co/k6MUfhkRD6

#accessibility

[Terrible Maps @TerribleMaps]

A comprehensive map of all countries that use the MMDDYYYY date format

[Jan Giacomelli @jangiacomelli]

Accidental complexity is killing software projects