Abandonedography
Armchair travelling to Ballardian locations.
Control Panel
Analogue switches, dials, and buttons, buttons, buttons (just like that Flickr group I linked to).
Related links
What would a world without pushbuttons look like? | Aeon Essays
A history of buttons …and the moral panic and outrage that accompanies them.
By looking at the subtexts behind complaints about buttons, whether historically or in the present moment, it becomes clear that manufacturers, designers and users alike must pay attention to why buttons persistently engender critiques. Such negativity tends to involve one of three primary themes: fears over deskilling; frustration about lack of user agency/control; or anger due to perceptions of unequal power relations.
User Interfaces for Variable Fonts · An A List Apart Article
A good introduction to variable fonts, and an exploration of the possible interface elements we might use to choose our settings: toggles? knobs? sliders? control pads?
Control Panel | Flickr
Photos of analogue interfaces: switches, knobs, levers, dials, buttons, so many buttons.