Thoughtless Acts on Steroids
A trademark of American product-design I almost dare call it. Observing how people really use or abuse products is what gave IDEO and alike their reason of existence. The book from IDEO designer Jane Fulton Suri called Thoughtless Act? Observations on Intuitive Design is from 2005 but still very relevant. The book is a collection of observations on how people use products in unimagined ways.
Just now I’ve found this Flickr-pool which is the crowdsourced version of the book. It contains numerous thoughtless acts found all over the world. Enjoy the pictures and if you own a smartphone start collecting yourself. It trains your observation skills plus it is often great fun!
