Spring force for physical push buttons
Are there any design guides or existing studies that provide recommendations for the spring force (e.g. lb/in or kg/mm) of a physical momentary push button that provides comfortable use but also a "well-built" feel (for an adult …
Designing interface to accommodate physical devices with different number & layout of ports
The following device is a network switch.
This particular model contains 24 ports, arranged into 2 rows with 12 ports on each.
There exists hundreds of models of switches, each with different number & physical arrangement of ports.
I …
On-Screen or Physical Buttons On Smartphones
When I refer to buttons, I am referencing the three common buttons located on the button bezel of many Android smartphones (example below Samsung Galaxy S5):
Android smartphones have been making a shift towards purely on-sc…
On-Screen or Physical Buttons On Smartphones
When I refer to buttons, I am referencing the three common buttons located on the button bezel of many Android smartphones (example below Samsung Galaxy S5):
Android smartphones have been making a shift towards purely on-sc…
Why do light switch buttons have up/down direction when it’s really a toggle function?
If you do a quick image search on your favorite search engine on “light switch” you get a large number of images. Most of them have up and down direction, to represent state. Up for on in the US, and down for off. This varies…