Buttons Archives
October 14, 2006
Boom Box Controls
Keyboard Consol
Dishwasher
Oven
Cordless Phone
The "find handset" button is clever. The designers realized that the phone part often gets lost and is annoying.
October 15, 2006
Security Alarm Control Panel
October 16, 2006
Security System Panel
Love the giant A, Z, and Call buttons here.
Motorcycle Hand Controls
Probably a lot can be discovered and utilized from the multiple buttons and levers of a typical motorcycle's hand controls. Imagine a mouse as functional.
Intercom
October 17, 2006
Apartment Building Doorbells
Note the USPS Bar Code label at the bottom.
Laundromat Dryer Control Panel
Laundromat Washer Control Panel
Not sure how/why some of the bulbs burned through the plastic buttons...
October 19, 2006
Push Button For
via Gino Zahnd
October 20, 2006
Hidden Dishwasher Controls
Only visible by opening the dishwasher.
Coffee Maker
These icons are pretty incomprehensible to me, but then I don't drink coffee. (Apologies for the lousy photo.)
Motorcycle Parking Meter
Yes, that's me in the reflection. Sigh.
October 24, 2006
Numeric Door Lock
Press to Exit
Fire Alarm Control Panel
October 26, 2006
Airline Boarding Pass Reader
People don't appreciate taking pictures of equipment in airports, I've found.
October 27, 2006
Elevator Buttons by Touch
"What I wanted to bring your attention to is that the numbers are duplicated - there’s a number on the actual button and then a raised number above the button.
Why?
My guess is that due to the nature of the intended use of the raised number - that is, to be read through touch - that if the raised letter were on the button then a person may accidentally trigger the button whilst attempting to read the button and figure out what the button will do once pressed."
How, though, does a visually-impared user know if the label is above or below the button they want to push?
October 28, 2006
Chromatic Tuner
Input is an internal microphone. When the played note is on pitch, the light is green.
October 29, 2006
Mini-Bulldozer Joystick (left)
I really like the clarity of the controls diagram.
November 3, 2006
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.
Programmable Safe
Hotel Room Phone
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
This Button Not In Use
Wow.
November 5, 2006
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.
Sex Machine
View larger in Flickr to read the button labels. No comment on the form.
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."
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 13, 2006
November 14, 2006
Digital Thermostat
Coffee Maker Controls
Optional Safety Switch
