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Power Button Design Fail

This meme is a 3-panel collage mocking a bad product design choice. The top left panel shows an i-tec brand docking station, with a visible small power button below the brand logo, paired with text that reads "PRESS POWER UNTIL LIGHT SWITCHES OFF". The top right panel shows a user pressing the i-tec brand logo by mistake, as the logo visually resembles a power button far more than the actual small, unobtrusive power button placed below it. The bottom panel features the classic illustrated frustrated Jackie Chan meme, holding both hands to his head in exasperation at the confusing, poorly thought-out device design.
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PRESS POWER UNTIL LIGHT SWITCHES OFF

Overview

This meme is a 3-panel collage mocking a bad product design choice. The top left panel shows an i-tec brand docking station, with a visible small power button below the brand logo, paired with text that reads "PRESS POWER UNTIL LIGHT SWITCHES OFF". The top right panel shows a user pressing the i-tec brand logo by mistake, as the logo visually resembles a power button far more than the actual small, unobtrusive power button placed below it. The bottom panel features the classic illustrated frustrated Jackie Chan meme, holding both hands to his head in exasperation at the confusing, poorly thought-out device design.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, under the title "Power button design fail". It combines a real photo of the flawed i-tec docking station with the widely used exasperated Jackie Chan illustration meme to highlight relatable consumer product design flaws.

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