Comments on: Design Flaws http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/design-flaws/ Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/design-flaws/comment-page-1/#comment-7092 Brad Shorr Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:11:07 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3785#comment-7092 Robert, Emma, Fred - Thanks for stopping by and sharing a bit of your Friday. Fred's example of a hard to access handicap restroom showcases one of my favorite categories, the oxymoronic design flaw. Some might drop the "oxy" prefix in this case. :) Robert, Emma, Fred – Thanks for stopping by and sharing a bit of your Friday. Fred’s example of a hard to access handicap restroom showcases one of my favorite categories, the oxymoronic design flaw. Some might drop the “oxy” prefix in this case. :)

]]> By: Fred H Schlegel http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/design-flaws/comment-page-1/#comment-7091 Fred H Schlegel Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:08:03 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3785#comment-7091 We're thinking down the same lines today Brad. But truthfully, if even the simple things like toothpick wrappers were well thought out where would that leave the comedians and commentators? Although I did here a story that a rather successful Chicago restaurant owner has pushed to move trash barrels near the door of restrooms so that the handle could be pulled while holding a towel. My favorite flaw was from back in college days, when the powers that be chose to put the handicap restroom on the third floor of an old walk up (no elevator) dorm house. Of course there was no way to bypass the stairs into the house to begin with so the exercise was academic at best. But it was nicely designed for wheelchair access. Even the light switch had been lowered to a few feet off the ground. We’re thinking down the same lines today Brad. But truthfully, if even the simple things like toothpick wrappers were well thought out where would that leave the comedians and commentators? Although I did here a story that a rather successful Chicago restaurant owner has pushed to move trash barrels near the door of restrooms so that the handle could be pulled while holding a towel.

My favorite flaw was from back in college days, when the powers that be chose to put the handicap restroom on the third floor of an old walk up (no elevator) dorm house. Of course there was no way to bypass the stairs into the house to begin with so the exercise was academic at best. But it was nicely designed for wheelchair access. Even the light switch had been lowered to a few feet off the ground.

]]> By: Emma Newman http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/design-flaws/comment-page-1/#comment-7090 Emma Newman Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:15:06 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3785#comment-7090 Thank you for the link love Brad, I am honoured, and ever so slightly teary-eyed. In a good way. I'm frustrated with my inability to recall a design flaw in this moment, as I am constantly ranting about things like that all the time. I may be back later... :) Thank you for the link love Brad, I am honoured, and ever so slightly teary-eyed. In a good way.

I’m frustrated with my inability to recall a design flaw in this moment, as I am constantly ranting about things like that all the time. I may be back later… :)

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/design-flaws/comment-page-1/#comment-7089 Robert Hruzek Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:39:46 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3785#comment-7089 Hey, thanks for the nod today, Brad! I hope all your readers choose to join us for the project this week! Those Saints! They just keep on' marchin' in... :-D Hey, thanks for the nod today, Brad! I hope all your readers choose to join us for the project this week!

Those Saints! They just keep on’ marchin’ in… :-D

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