Mechanical Buttons, Not Touchscreens (a Design Mistake)

Or rather, a lack thereof. Why is is that mechanical buttons are being replaced by touchscreens? With every car model refresh, washing machine re-iteration or even new pressure washer model, a button disappears and a small touchscreen-enabled panel appears or grows in size. That’s what I’d call a big design mistake. Nicolas Magand beat me to it with his critique on on car dashboard and interior design. Especially in cars, the last two iterations of the new designs aggressively pushed the implementation of touchscreens. Many car brands such as Tesla or Cupra from SEAT seem to go all-in and simply jam an iPad-like into the cockpit and call it a day. The ugly screen that protrudes in a weird way from the dashboard not only looks out of place (that’s a polite way of saying bad) but also poses a treat to the safety of the driver and others as you take your eyes off the road to try and “press” something instead of controlling the AC with the help of haptic feedback. I leased a second…