Here’s a thread with absolutely wonderful anti-designs for a volume control.
This first one is extra fun, because it’s not only a recording of the volume slider, you can actually try out the interaction yourself on this page:
funny.axbom.com/vshot/
This all started eight years ago in the ProgrammerHumor Reddit channel, and this is likely the post that made everyone get competitive:
Who can make the best volume slider?
www.reddit.com/r/Programmer...
This volume control is one of my favorites, as it explores what happens when you borrow ideas of movement from unexpected places. In this case: curling.
The tilt version of the volume slider feels kinda calming to me for some reason. It also brings in the concept of “what if this was a physical object, how would it behave?"
Some people I guess just want to crank up the volume.
But what if the volume control is a lever and you didn’t see this at first.
I don’t know why the pump volume slider always makes me laugh. But yeah, it’s too funny. There’s a bit of Sisyphus to this one.
Pump up the jam.
I’m certainly the target group for a volume slider based on Tetris. Each completed row raises the volume one point. I have no idea how it is lowered. I guess you have to fail. 😀
This solo version of Pong is certainly appealing, but I’m not sure I’ve figured out the mechanics of it yet. I think if the right paddle misses volume goes up, and if the left paddle misses, the volume goes down.
I’ll take a break right now but there are more sliders to be shared. Stay tuned. 🎺