[HN Gopher] The UX of Lego Interface Panels (2020)
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       The UX of Lego Interface Panels (2020)
        
       Author : rcdemski
       Score  : 187 points
       Date   : 2024-11-28 19:00 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (interactionmagic.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (interactionmagic.com)
        
       | pvg wrote:
       | A thread at the time
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24035866 and a little one a
       | bit later https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29502811 both with
       | some author comments
        
         | dang wrote:
         | Thanks! Macroexpanded:
         | 
         |  _The UX of Lego Interface Panels (2020)_ -
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29502811 - Dec 2021 (10
         | comments)
         | 
         |  _The UX of Lego Interface Panels_ -
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24035866 - Aug 2020 (38
         | comments)
        
       | nom wrote:
       | The best interface bricks are these ones that actually work:
       | 
       | https://youtube.com/watch?v=0pUV_3qeHog
       | 
       | They even put an accelerometer in it, so it can show a working
       | horizon!
       | 
       | The console bricks were so special back then. When you got one in
       | a set it was like finding a rare specimen. Bricks look all alike,
       | but those were different!
        
         | nlawalker wrote:
         | Previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32531887
        
       | Rygian wrote:
       | The analysis of real-life interfaces is quite interesting, and as
       | a novice in the field I had never reflected much on the by-
       | feature / by-operation / by-technology / by-use case distinction.
        
       | istrice wrote:
       | This kind of post makes me tingle with joy
        
         | sghiassy wrote:
         | It's like a Christmas ornament. Unnecessary in utility, and yet
         | so fun to enjoy
        
       | soulofmischief wrote:
       | I wish my phone was more like a bop-it.
        
       | jddj wrote:
       | I'd like it if I could zoom on my phone on a site about ui/ux
       | with small pictures.
        
         | ndjdjddjsjj wrote:
         | My Samsung phone on Chrome lets me.
        
         | iamjackg wrote:
         | If you're on Android, there's an accessibility option in
         | Firefox and Chrome that allows you to always zoom on any page,
         | even if the website normally prevents it. On Firefox it's under
         | Settings -> Accessibility -> Zoom on all websites.
        
           | jddj wrote:
           | That's better, thanks
        
         | george_cave wrote:
         | Hey, I'm the author of this site! You're on Android I think,
         | based on the other comments here? I only have an iPhone to
         | test, but I can pinch+expand the site on my phone no problem.
         | Was not intentional to have blocked it! Sorry, I'll see if I
         | can work out why.
        
           | sira04 wrote:
           | It's this in the <head>                 <meta name="viewport"
           | content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-
           | scale=1.0">
           | 
           | Remove the maximum-scale property.
        
             | george_cave wrote:
             | Thanks! Will try shortly. I guess iOS/Safari just ignores
             | this property then.
        
           | jddj wrote:
           | Firefox Android, yep.
           | 
           | That makes some sense actually if iOS ignores it. Whenever I
           | come across the behaviour I wonder _why_ , but if it's just a
           | copy/paste magic meta tag which goes unnoticed by most
           | browsers then I can see how that could proliferate.
        
             | george_cave wrote:
             | Ok, this should be fixed now, let me know if you still
             | can't zoom!
        
               | jddj wrote:
               | Works, thanks
        
               | tda wrote:
               | Works for me!
        
       | mlsu wrote:
       | Hah! Awesome post. I have to say my favorite as a kid was the
       | white radar screen with the "38" on it. Maybe I should have gone
       | into UX?
        
       | seumars wrote:
       | That's the UI. There's no actual interaction with the screens.
        
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