A petition to bring back buttons on phones?

From Design Sojourn:

"I am starting to feel such non-mechanical buttons actually reduce the user experience rather than enhance it. Often because these static buttons are not used in a correct context and it lacks the most important thing a tactile and haptic feedback. (Pictures left of Nokia concept mobile phone with static buttons).

“Static” buttons on the other hand have issues with feedback. Nothing moves, so there is no action and thus no reaction. Therefore designers that use “static” buttons need to employ a host of other feedback elements, like beeping sounds or lights. This is a very software driven interface and hence prone to software based problems."

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emily | 9:16 AM | Cell Phone Designs and Concepts |
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