Give David Rose’s “Enchanted Objects” a read Enchanted Objects: Innovation, Design, and the Future of Technology https://amazon.com/dp/1476725640/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_CHYVQFETSB6RK58ZKRXG…
I ran that by a friend, and his response ass that everything seems to be going in the other direction, ie, knobs and buttons are being replaced by not-particularly-well-designed screens (eg typical car dashboard)