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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 36 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

Honestly I think this is awful. Good UX explains the actions without having to use a legend to decipher it.

Triangle is bleach? Circle square is tumble dry?

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago

Not to mention the stupid fucking dots that each have no consistent value

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago

The situation is awful, which makes the guide fantastically useful.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dry Flat makes sense. As does the Iron symbol. But yeah some of the others aren't as clear.

[–] Flughoernchen@feddit.de 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Tbf the square could very well be a stylized tumble dryer, and in 90% of the clothes I own the temperatures are indicated by writing instead of dots. Also a normal user wouldn't need to know about bleach or dry clean.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

i wonder if these are aimed more at laundry workers than home consumers, because that is a fair bit to memorize without it being intuitive