Hand Scanner Lock
Apologies for the blurry photo, but had to be taken quickly. Note the hand diagram. I bet we're going to see a lot of this sort of thing.
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November 3, 2006
Programmable Safe
Hotel Room Phone
Unknown Monster Machine Control Panel
Spotted at a construction site at SFO. This is on a large rectangular box the size of a car.
Parking Payment, Toronto Street
Love the "Maximum Time" button, since that's probably what most people do most of the time when parking at a meter.
November 4, 2006
Speak Here
This Button Not In Use
Wow.
Train Time in Munich U-Bahn
Burnt Oak Turnstiles
November 5, 2006
MacBook Pro Latch
Emergency Stop
"Red emergency stop button on industrial machine in a factory."
Server Call Button
In an Osaka restaurant, according to the photographer.
Japanese Crosswalk Button
High Fidelity
Delta Air Lines Cockpit. 757?
Be sure to view this photo in Flickr to see all the controls detailed out. Very cool.
Oil Power Plant Control Room
Karlshamn, Sweden
Sex Machine
View larger in Flickr to read the button labels. No comment on the form.
Canon Powershot s80 Dial
Under Control
Switches that lock down jail cells. West Virginia State Penitentiary, Moundsville, West Virginia.
Toilet Control Panel
Photographer says: "These are the controls of the toilet in a restaurant in Ginza. Most of the toilets in Tokyo are remote-controlled. You can control the strength of the splashing water. I even saw one with a "flushing sound" button."
Old Dials
No idea what this is, but look at how the fixed points of the dial link to (handwritten?) labels via lines.
El Degas Studio Electric Guitar Volume and Tone Knobs
November 6, 2006
Toaster Oven Control Panel
Emergency Telephone Button
Love the "Help Is On The Way" light.
November 7, 2006
Espresso Buttons
I think I understand these icons...
Tech.Know.Logical.023
Rhode & Schwartz dc power supply.
November 9, 2006
Korg Oscilloscope Panel
"Korg EA-1 Mk II analog modeling synthesizer. Portamento is how quickly it changes pitch so you can play it like a piano or make it sound like a siren. The rest is for the two oscilloscopes and the type of each and how they interact with each other (modulation). Also can patch in the audio in, instead of Osc 1."
November 11, 2006
Decaf
Muni Kiosk Display
What does the button marked with the handicapped icon do? And the repeat button? And the numbers below each of the buttons? And the unused buttons? What a mess.
November 12, 2006
Rhythm Movement
There's something about the pounding beat and the pulse of the people walking by here. Staccato movement.
Wii First Power Up
Note the effects here. When the numbers change, they seem to fade out slightly before the new number appears. Seems to be a similar effect when transitioning between screens. Also: check out the genie effect on the keyboard.
November 13, 2006
How to Draw Funny Pictures
From a New York Times Magazine article featuring Brad Bird ("The Incredibles"):
[Animation's] success depends on finding a physical expression that is recognizable yet beyond what occurs in real life.Fred Astaire had unusually large hands and learned how to use them in a way that made his dance more dynamic; he’d fold his hands for most of a routine, then flash them out for accents at key points. Their sudden increase in size made those moves pop in a way that other dancers couldn’t match. Animators use tricks like this all the time in ways that the audience never sees but always feels.
Check out this Astaire clip ("Putting on the Ritz") for a demonstration.
November 14, 2006
Digital Thermostat
Coffee Maker Controls
Other macro: stay tuned/1
Optional Safety Switch
Redundancy
Awesome.
Heavy Duty Avometer
Siemens Ediswan Transistor Test Set
EA113 Electronic Avometer
Top Of Cool Old Radio, Nan's Attic, Heswall 21-10-06
I love the labels on the tuner: Vatican, E. Germany, W. Germany, etc. Note that they indicate a small range, not just a fixed point.
November 20, 2006
Coffee Bean Grinder Settings
Really nice set of icons and labels here, I think.
Cleaning Lever
Hydrolic Lift Dashboard
Canon 400d Screen and Controls
Big Lamp Switch
I like that the switch is somehow part of the light itself and not separated from it. The control blends into the function.
Eins, zwei, drei
I don't know what this is or means.
Black Rotary Telephone
Love the label: Listen before dialing!
November 21, 2006
Mixer Knobs
Shower Control Panel
Is there any place left that doesn't have a control panel??
Crossfaderplay
November 26, 2006
Important Display
Important Display (Digital)
Super Pump Panel
Hotel Radio
This interface, since travelers won't know the stations or their frequency in a new city, makes perfect sense.
Windscreen Wiper Control
Washing Machine Dial
I bet this is difficult to decipher even in its native language.
November 28, 2006
Bike Gear Changer and Brake
Viewed from the front of the bike (i.e. not how the rider would see it).
November 29, 2006
Speed Queen
Love the instructions with cute icons.
Dryer Controls
Interesting there needs to be an "available" light, that the control panel isn't just unlit.
Commander 500
Seen on the back of a welder's truck. This is a "multipurpose, engine-driven welder/generator" for "HEAVY duty welding and arc gouging and can stand up to the toughest job."
November 30, 2006
Solid State 8-Track Stereo
Groovy indeed.
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No Ideas But In Things is a library of controls, animations, layouts, and displays that might be a source of inspiration for interaction designers. Dan Saffer is the curator.
The title comes from a William Carlos Williams poem.
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