The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)

a year ago

A group of bored developers and designers started a Reddit thread to create the worst volume control UI.
The thread has hundreds of absurd and complicated volume control examples, growing as a fun creative exercise.
The exercise highlights the industry's pressure to innovate, even when unnecessary.
Designers often feel the urge to redesign familiar interfaces like volume controls, despite them working well.
The article discusses the balance between wants (desire to innovate), cans (ability to innovate), needs (necessity to innovate), and shoulds (whether to innovate).
The 'should' question is subjective, requiring understanding of business, technology, culture, and people.
Answering 'should' involves both measurable factors and intuition, developed over years of experience.

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