The Lost Discipline of the Alarm: What Notification Design Forgot

Interface Studies
2 HN recommenders · recommended in 2 months, 2026
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A video from Interface Studies on notification and alarm design and what the field has forgotten. It draws on research on alarms and alarm fatigue and the consequences of over-alerting users.

HN people found it relevant to the constant beeps and warnings in modern cars, and recommend it for its research on alarm fatigue.

“I watched a very interesting video over the weekend, the lost discipline of the alarm.”
Interaction designPsychology for designersVehicle & transport design
#alarmdesign#notifications#alarmfatigue#warnings#carinterfaces

2 comments from Hacker News

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@tiew9Vii2026 · in “Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera”
2016-2017 seems peek car from a car owner/driving perspective. Before the beeps, bongs, giant screens started and button removal took over. Currently driving a 2010 euro hot hatch, when that dies will be looking at a 2016-2017 vintage. I watched a very interesting video over the weekend, the lost discipline of the alarm. It goes in to the research of alarms and alarm fatigue negative consequences. Seems very relevant to the latest generation vehicles. ▶ this video If I ever buy a “modern” car I’ll pull the fuse for all the annoying beeps and bongs and safety features. The only safety features I care about are traction control, abs, parking sensors and maybe blind spot mirrors. Blind spot mirrors are a double edged sword as it means people now stop doing shoulder checks relying on the blind spot mirror light only.
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@jumpocelot2026 · in “The Lost Discipline of the Alarm: What Notification Design Forgot [video]”
Submitted the video to Hacker News.
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