Brilliant, Yet Simple Design Solution
Dec
15
Last night, while cooking, I
realized something that I normally would have taken for
granted. But as a web designer, I thought it would be great
to make note of this finding.
How It Happened
The recipe called for 2 cups of water and 2/3 cup of milk.
So, I grabbed a measuring cup, and the gallon of milk and
starting pouring. When I finished pouring, I realized just
how simple this normally annoying task was. I undertand
this statment seems silly. How could a liquid measuring cup
have such a profound effect on me?
Why Am I Making Such A Big Deal About
This?
As an interface designer, it should be your number one goal
to create an interface that is easy to use. Most often,
that means keeping it simple. This is exactly what the good
people at Oxo
International have done. They've created something easy
to use, while implementing a simple solution. They realized
that there was something wrong with the way the measuring
cups of the past were designed. People used to have to
either a.) hold the measuring cup at eye level in one hand,
while holding their milk above their heads with in the
other, or b.) bend down so their eyes were at counter level,
while holding their milk above their heads, or c.) pour the
milk and make a guess as to whether or not it filled the cup
to the correct amount.
