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Friction Layers
- Minimizing friction is merely one means to a great user experience. The goal of any design is not to minimize friction, it’s to help the user achieve some end. Reducing friction is often consistent with that end, but not always.
from Seeing Like an Algorithm — Remains of the Day by Eugene Wei
- The dominant school of thought when it comes to UI design in tech, at least that I’ve grown up with the past two decades, has centered around removing friction for users in accomplishing whatever it is they’re trying to do while delighting them in the process. The goal has been design that is elegant, in every sense of the word: intuitive, ingeniou... See more
from Seeing Like an Algorithm — Remains of the Day by Eugene Wei
- Second, by focusing on ease of use, the approach obscures the friction in an experience. Often that friction doesn’t disappear, but instead gets
from Camera Obscura: Beyond the lens of user-centered design by Lis Hubert
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