Everyday Experiences Podcast

We loved this umbrella towel-like 'dryer' in the entrance to our #Japan hotel so much we couldn't contain our excitement in gleefully saying Hai! (Yes!) ... plus, we also were just having a fun time trying to learn and integrate a new language. #everydayux for life #usability

Today's #Japan 🚽 flusher #usability rating: 2.5/6 Found where expected: Not on top Found close together: Yes 'Easy' to push/reach: Yes Volume signifying shapes: No Vol signifying labels: Yes BUT wrong button order in English! Full flush = left button! Vol signifying texture: No

Whilst this secondary sink above this #Japan toilet definitely didn't look like it was part of the original design, I loved their water conservation #sustainability mindset so when you wash your hands, that greywater is re-used for flushing - even if this is just to save money

Today's #Japan 🚽 flusher #usability rating: 5.5/6 Found where expected: Yes Found close together: Yes 'Easy' to push/reach: Yes Volume signifying shapes: Yah Vol signifying labels: Japanese + symbols Vol signifying texture: a II thing Did we get this right? #ToiletTuesday

What do you choose in an argument between #sustainability vs #usability? Well, one has long-term world defining impacts, whilst the other provides a short-term benefit in one person being able to more easily hold their McDonald's to-go cup along with their bag.

Today's #Japan 🚽 flusher #usability rating: 5/6 Found where expected: Yah? Found close together: Yes 'Easy' to push/reach: Yes Volume signifying shapes: Yah Vol signifying labels: Thankfully / Vol signifying texture: Kinda Did we get this right? You tell us! #ToiletTuesday

Loved the #accessibility of #Japan's major cities for both sighted and #blind / low vision pedestrians. Raised strips like this line not only the sidewalks for you to follow, but they also turn towards bus stops so if you were following via texture alone, you could feel your way.

Today's #Japan 🚽 flusher #usability rating: 3/5 Found where expected: Yes Found close together: N/A 'Easy' to push/reach: Yes Volume signifying shapes: No Vol signifying labels: Yes (only Japanese) Vol signifying texture: No Did we get this right? You tell us! #ToiletTuesday

Holding a baby but need to use the toilet in #Japan? Well, thankfully there's these great little baby holders in the corners to plop them into as you do your business! #everydayux improvements at their finest

Today's Japanese 🚽 flusher #usability: Easy as a button! Found where expected: Yes Found close together: NA 'Easy' to push/reach: Yep! Volume signifying shapes: N/A Vol signifying labels: Tons haha Vol signifying texture: Braille Did we get this right? #ToiletTuesday

I'm always on the lookout for a good #hotel #customerexperience worth talking about. Our APA Hotel in #Japan gave us every bathroom toiletry we could need and then more. Only thing is... I wish they didn't have to be individually plastic wrapped to reduce waste.

Today's 🚽 flusher #usability rating: 4/6 #Japan edition Found where expected: Yes Found close together: Yes 'Easy' to push/reach: Yes Volume signifying shapes: No Vol signifying labels: Yes (Hiragana) plus a bonus English sticker haha Vol signifying texture: No #ToiletTuesday

Taking #publictransportation was an absolutely joy in #Japan, not only because buses and trains left exactly on time every time (allowing you to plan accordingly), but because Japanese society embraced line-based queuing. No pushing, no shoving, wait in your line and get on. <3

Today's 🚽 flusher #usability rating: 4.5/6 #Japan edition Found where expected: Yes Found close together: Ish (but there's Braille for blind) 'Easy' to push/reach: Prob Vol signifying shapes: No Vol signifying labels: Yes Vol signifying texture: Yes, Braille! :D #ToiletTuesday

When people ask me how was my trip to #Japan, nobody is expecting me to spend 2 minutes raving on about how every restaurant in the world should also have boxes under the table to hold your bags, jackets, and other belongings - my eyes light up talking about this #CX #design gold

Today's 🚽 flusher #usability rating: 3/6 #Japan edition Found where expected: Ish Found close together: Yes 'Easy' to push/reach: Yes Volume signifying shapes: No Vol signifying labels: Yes WITH RED RROWS FROM A CUT-UP FRY BOX hahaha Vol signifying texture: No #ToiletTuesday

Found this photo in my #UXfail archives - a quintessential example of poor web form #design where field labels are shown as placeholder text that's then hidden as soon as you start typing. How would you know if you entered any of these values in the correct corresponding field?

Today's 🚽 flusher #usability rating: 4/4 #Japan edition Found where expected: Yes Found close together: NA 'Easy' to push/reach: Yes Volume signifying shapes: NA Vol signifying labels: NA but primary function colour contrast! Vol signifying texture: Braille! #ToiletTuesday

Things seen around #Japan: Angry smoke alarm [sign]. I don't know if this helps universally communicate the intention behind the warning/instructions, but it did at least make this sign fun enough for me to want to capture it. ... we should put eyes on more things ;)

Today's 🚽 flusher #usability rating: ...well, here's the thing... Most Japanese toilets had bidet controls separate from the flush buttons - meaning you have to read all the bidet buttons first only to realise the buttons to flush must be somewhere else...hmm 🤔 #ToiletTuesday