Comments on: Useful terminat-ology http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/02/16/useful-terminology/ How do people use products, systems and environments? How can designers influence interaction? How can we design for sustainable behaviour? Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:21:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Crosbie Fitch http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/02/16/useful-terminology/#comment-36690 Crosbie Fitch Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:59:22 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/02/16/useful-terminology/#comment-36690 1) Sometimes if you find yourself on a promotional mailing list, the unsubscribe link requires you to register with the promoter's site in order to 'adjust your mailing preferences'. 2) (Even worse) Ecademy once adjusted the facilities available to its guest membership. It turned out that in order to adjust your membership of previously free clubs you had to pay to upgrade your account to restore access to the respective administrative facilities (in order to leave gracefully). 3) Sometimes it's better to push your hand further in a vicious dog's mouth (so the dog releases voluntarily) than simply to pull away. 4) There must be IT admin processes that once commenced have to be completed and cannot be abandoned? 1) Sometimes if you find yourself on a promotional mailing list, the unsubscribe link requires you to register with the promoter’s site in order to ‘adjust your mailing preferences’.

2) (Even worse) Ecademy once adjusted the facilities available to its guest membership. It turned out that in order to adjust your membership of previously free clubs you had to pay to upgrade your account to restore access to the respective administrative facilities (in order to leave gracefully).

3) Sometimes it’s better to push your hand further in a vicious dog’s mouth (so the dog releases voluntarily) than simply to pull away.

4) There must be IT admin processes that once commenced have to be completed and cannot be abandoned?

]]> By: Dan http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/02/16/useful-terminology/#comment-36589 Dan Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:38:40 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/02/16/useful-terminology/#comment-36589 Thanks. I wonder how the principle of 'you need to push your fingers <em>in</em> further in order to get them out' could be applied to data and control? Thanks. I wonder how the principle of ‘you need to push your fingers in further in order to get them out’ could be applied to data and control?

]]> By: Crosbie Fitch http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/02/16/useful-terminology/#comment-36542 Crosbie Fitch Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:57:46 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/02/16/useful-terminology/#comment-36542 Potentially relevent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_finger_trap Potentially relevent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_finger_trap

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