Heres an example of an affordance being created when an individual wants to enter through a door. In this context, the handles afford pulling, but the message communicated by the signage is “push”. What is to do? Actually, you push, but the design of this doesn’t help you do this.
June 11, 2004
The Affordance of Door Handles
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You know, there is a store in my neighborhood that I go to frequently. The have doors like this… and every single time I pull the handle. Every time… and I go there a LOT. AND I’m an interaction designer who spends a lot of time thinking about how to make things for users… I would have thought this would have made me more aware of the Push sign “workaround”. Users really don’t read… at least this user doesn’t.
Comment by dana — August 23, 2005 @ 10:56 pm
Apparently, not to be outdone by their competition, Hertz, Avis.com has chosen the rebellious route and decided to defy standard convention. They’ve decided that they would demonstrate how hard they try (after all, they do try harder) and change…
Comment by UIE Brain Sparks — August 30, 2005 @ 4:59 am