Designing Interactive Exhibits People Actually Want to Touch

Designing Interactive Exhibits People Actually Want to Touch

Five lessons from designing touchscreen installations across a dozen museums, from lighting placement to why simpler gestures win.

Five lessons from designing touchscreen installations across a dozen museums, from lighting placement to why simpler gestures win.

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Visitors interacting with a glowing touchscreen display

Not every interactive screen gets touched. After a dozen installs, we noticed patterns in what draws visitors in and what gets ignored entirely.

The biggest lesson: fewer gestures, bigger targets, and visible motion at rest. A screen that looks alive gets touched; a static one gets walked past.

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