There are some things about computers that it's hard to imagine someone having to invent. The cursor is one of them—another is the hamburger button. The button is one of those elements that I interact act so intuitively that for many years I didn't even have a word for it. If asked to explain a … Continue reading On the humble hamburger button
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On not noticing obvious user interface features
Two scenes, a week apart: Scene 1 Our kitchen, my wife washing dishes. I sit at the kitchen table. She—magically?—pauses the water. Me: Wait. What? Her: What? Me: How did you get it to pause like that? She looks at the faucet nozzle in hand, then back to me. Her: You mean, the button? Me: … Continue reading On not noticing obvious user interface features
Taylor Coe 