When Design Meets Ergonomics – And When They Fail Together

By Zoli Erdos on November 7, 2009

Styling and ergonomics don’t always go hand in hand. Look at these cool chairs:

And look is about all you can do – good luck trying to sit in them for a longer period.

But in the case of the latest Mouse War, you have great design, ergonomics and functionality all on one side, and ugly bulkiness and utter uselessness on the other. But I’m not telling which is which 🙂

(P.S. I seriously thought it was a joke – but we’re nowhere near April 1st)

Update: If you do like the OpenCrazyMouse, I suggest you buy one of these, too:

swissaryknif

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged apple, design, ergonomics, Mac, magic mouse, openoffice, openofficemouse, usability | 2 Responses

Zoli Erdos

Publisher / Editor @ CloudAve and Enterprise Irregulars. Industry Observer, Blogger, Startup Advisor, Program Chair @ SVASE (Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs). In his "prior life" spent 15 years immersed in the business of Enterprise Software, at management positions with SAP, IBM, Deloitte, KPMG and the like.

2 responses to “When Design Meets Ergonomics – And When They Fail Together”

Cubicles – 18-Button Mouse: Ergonomics Fail. November 10, 2009 at 6:11 am | Permalink

[…] of the recent launch of Apple’s Magic Mouse, this nightmare of a mouse compares rather poorly. Zoli Erdos notes of the two, “you have great design, ergonomics and functionality all on one side, and ugly bulkiness and […]
18-Button Mouse: Ergonomics Fail. | cubicles.com Blog January 28, 2013 at 12:26 pm | Permalink

[…] of the recent launch of Apple’s Magic Mouse, this nightmare of a mouse compares rather poorly. Zoli Erdos notes of the two, “you have great design, ergonomics and functionality all on one side, and ugly bulkiness and […]