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Example of Great Usability at Roundarch

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Paper Tower UX

Here’s a great example of great usability in real life at the Roundarch office. It’s a very simple yet elegant solution to an annoying problem. What happens when you run out of paper towels at the office? Do most employees know where they are stored? People rummage through different drawers to find more. This little PostIt note provides contextual relevancy. It’s visible when you need more paper towels and it tells you exactly where to get it. When the towel rack has paper, you can’t see it so you don’t develop “blindness” towards the message.

Hats off to the person who came up with this.

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11 Mar 2009, 11:33am
by Pek Blogs for Roundarch

[...] my first Roundarch post here. Digg it Bookmark it Stumble it Float [...]

11 Mar 2009, 3:46pm
by Rudy

Now if we could only do something about our coffee pots.

11 Mar 2009, 6:03pm
by rishi

I love it! Just did it in my kitchen

18 Mar 2009, 11:16am
by mike brooks

Hey that was me! It occurred t me that instead of getting pissed at people for being lazy, I might instead test the laziness theory, by offering directions to folks who are perhaps new to the office, or new to replenishing things when mom isn’t around (see Rudy’s comment above).

I only came across the naked post-it once.

23 Mar 2009, 5:13pm
by Sasha Dzeletovic

Pek, this is an excellent metaphor that spans “technologies”. Haven’t heard a better example yet for eliminating “blindness” towards the message.

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