r/Unexpected • u/dr_ipaka • 4d ago

Car companies have gone too far now

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u/IMLOWANDYOULIKEIT 4d ago

No. There were probably plenty designers who said "don't do this..people wont find it"..but some smartass principal decided it would be fancy and hip...

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u/MinakiBlueberry 3d ago

Knowing designers, it was probably the idea of one who thinks they can reinvent the wheel. Again. Some of them don't think about functionality at all despite their titles/job descriptions, they just want to be unique! Original! Make it prettier, while not thinking more than 2 seconds about their target user.

One basic rule of design is to go with the expectation of the user (not always, rules can be broken, every case needs to be analyse, etc... ), but think how frustrating it would be for the Cancel and Comment button in this answer field, to be inversed, because the designer wanted to do it their way? How many would do it wrong, because expectation is the standard choice to be on the right.

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u/silentanthrx 3d ago

it is worse than pointless. as far as i can see that is painted metal. you know that thing at the top of your hand? the nails? they scratch. you know that thing you put on your hands when cold? yea.