Interface Hall of Fame/Shame

Bruce Tognazzini (along with a contributor, Joe Moran) has a brilliant and funny account of the interface design for an ultra-quiet dishwasher. “Ultra-quiet” turns out to matter. Lots of thoughtful advice about interface design in general. Posted at Asktog, which is always great reading on interface design.

Note particularly the point about the value of clutter compared to over-smooth elegant faux-simplicity (the BMW iDrive is mentioned). As Tog writes “Simple visual appearance doesn’t = simple interface.”