He retreated to the bathroom to wash his face. The faucet was a triumph of minimalism—a single, chrome sphere. He rotated it left. Cold. He rotated it right. Cold. He pulled it. Nothing. He pushed it. Nothing. He spent three minutes waving his hands under it like a desperate magician until a jet of scalding water blasted his knuckles. There was no until the pain arrived.
Should we try a , like a story about a "smart city" where even the sidewalks have bad UX? The Design of Everyday Things - Don Norman.pdf
The city of New Veridia was a marvel of “smart” engineering, but for Elias, it was a daily battle against invisible enemies. He retreated to the bathroom to wash his face
Inside, his kitchen was a minefield of . His stove featured four induction burners arranged in a square, but the control knobs were lined up in a straight row. Every morning was a game of Russian Roulette with his omelets. He’d turn the third knob, expecting the back-right burner to heat up, only to find his coffee pot on the front-left melting into a plastic puddle. He pulled it
In a fit of frustration, Elias grabbed a permanent marker. He drew a small arrow on the door indicating "PUSH." He taped a diagram of the burners onto the stove. He scratched a tiny 'H' and 'C' onto the chrome sphere in the bathroom.
He stood before the door of his high-tech apartment, a sleek slab of brushed aluminum. There was no handle, no plate, and no hinge. It was a beautiful, featureless void. Elias pushed the left side; nothing. He pushed the right; a red light blinked mockingly. He tried to slide it. Finally, he leaned his entire body weight against the center, and it hissed open. "Great design," Elias muttered, "if you’re a ghost."