UX Horror
I was on my way to work last week when I saw something like this painted on the back of installation van from Century Link. It was pimping their Prism TV package.This just seems like an absolute horror-show of user experience design. When someone was given a laundry list of options, they chose all of them. How many ways can you see to go back in some way?
- Rewind
- Replay
- Left
- Back
- Exit
- Last
Seriously?Then on top of everything you have the mysterious yellow-triangle-A, green-square-B, and red-circle-C. Like having the other 46 buttons aren't enough to get the job done?Sure, if you're looking to compete solely on the number of buttons on a remote you might be winning. But realistically you likely have to consider how your developing you system to ensure you wind up with a usable system instead of one that simply works.This would be an awesome advertisement for why not to get whatever service is being sold.