Clarity vs. Style [UI]
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Clarity vs. Style [UI]
How we designed our onboarding to feel intuitive 🎮
Teaching the mechanics of a product is a balance — get too complex, and people zone out amid the info overload. We aimed for a middle ground, inspired by the immersive learning experience of well-designed video games:
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T. Costax.comPart of this, I believe, is about bringing back an opinionated approach to software design, where the tool asserts itself. For instance, Linear’s sleek, luminous feel and decisive approach to how work should be done shows how an unwavering commitment to a specific measure of pixel-perfect quality can be incredibly compelling. Similarly, a product l... See more
Andreessen Horowitz (AZ) • Why We Crave Software With Style Over "Branding"
Whenever we design an interface that requires high learnability, we always look at computer games for inspiration. Game designers are extremely good at teaching complexity and giving the right kind of feedback at the right time so people aren’t even really aware they are learning something new.