Heightwise wayfare

How I use the lift

Most of my lift use goes like this

Closed systems are potential traps

It’s easy to get out of a stuck tram. A stuck underground train, on the other hand, traps folk inside and forces them to wait for help

Escalator positioning

Bad: making people go around to get to the next floor

An elevator control panel for 30+ floor buildings

Continuing my fascination with elevator control panels, here is an example of what should and shouldn’t be done when a building has many floors...

Redesigning an elevator control panel

There’s this two-floor building which I often visit with an elevator interface that is way too complex