2024-11-21T17:24:58-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149065865/the-tyranny-of-bad-doors-must-end Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-02-26T20:35:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f4/f4ow4c7yxala5gvw.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The podcast devoted to all things design, 99% Invisible, collaborates with Vox Media on a video explaining the backstory to "Norman doors". You know, those infuriatingly unclear doors where you can't tell if you should push or pull. The name honors design kingpin and advocate of human-centered design, Don Norman, for defining the problem that plagues these doors: they lack "discoverability", that is, their function isn't made obvious and "discoverable" to the person wanting to use it.</p><p></p><p><em>h/t user "go do it" in the <a href="http://archinect.com/forum/thread/149061048/it-s-not-you-bad-doors-are-everywhere" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forum</a></em></p>