print email comment close Bad Human Factors Designs URL: http://www.baddesigns.com/ Description: "A scrapbook of illustrated examples of things that are hard to use because they do not follow human factors principles." Features a collection of ordinary conveniences that don't seem to work the way they are expected to (e.g., VCRs, staplers), often complicating what should be a simple task. The author is a usability engineer with a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology. Author: Darnell, Michael J. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Design -- Human factors LII Database Information: Record 9564 created by Dana Lubow on 03/22/2000 Last modification on 06/02/2006 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 05/01/2007 Charlotte Bagby on 09/24/2006 Published: 03/22/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9564