How To Botch A UI
via 37signals.com
* First of all, note the two-line app name. Not a wise design decision for a device with a limited screen size
* Email icon for Text Messagin’
* Different names for the same app: “Text Messagin…” and “Text Mess”
* Replacing a letter with three characters that together take up more space than the one letter: “Text Messagin…” vs. “Text Messaging”
* Inconsistent status bar icon heights
* Music icon looks like a push-button or HAL with it’s “eye” closed. Take your pick.
It’s poor UI design decisions like these that make certain devices cold and impersonal. It’s the oft-maligned attention to fit and finish that makes other devices personal and “friendly.”
