An example of good design: Less is more
On a recent trip to Dublin I was rather taken by the buttons they have on their pedestrian crossings (yes I know, I am sad):
Compare this to the overly engineered UK equivalent:
Is it me, or is the main function of this device to have its button pushed? Why then does the UK version have a really, really small button that protected by a raised ring to make it even more difficult to push? I love the simplicity of the Irish version. Its main purpose is to be a button, therefore the button is huge and easy to push. Lovely.
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