Designing Physical Spaces

If we designed physical spaces the same way we designed UIs, every item in the house would have its own bright neon color. Kitchen utensils would all bear a green neon handle so you know it exists and you can grab it. Seats would be blue, the floor would be white. Utensils would be limited so that that you cannot harm yourself, which means that knives are ruled out. Instead, they are replaced with food processors that handle it for you. Food packages would have different symbols and colors depending on its health profile based on the US governments health recommendations. Certain meats have a greener color on their packaging to indicate they are sustainable options.

It was funny in the company meetings when someone tried to design a purple, square chair rather than the standard round blue, user research showed that no one would feel comfortable sitting on it. After all, purple is not a color commonly associated with chairs.

Bathrooms would be possible to lock, but the mirror would be a one-way mirror where behind the mirror a room of advertisers can sit and watch what you are up to.

Besides changing the wallpaper, you would not be allowed to change anything about the space. Doing so would constitute unauthorized access and potentially mean that you no longer are allowed to receive mail from your bank, nor access your passport in the drawer, as they argue that you may have changed the space so that the lock doesn't work properly.

Upcoming is also a new mandatory robot that would be installed into your house. This robot will listen to everything you do, cook your food for you, buy your groceries from one of three supermarkets, handle your mail, and also take care of any guests that might come to visit.