The World's Most Satisfying Checkbox | !Boring Software

And how do you apply it to the services and apps we design? The Browser Company has written that software can optimize for emotional needs rather than just functional needs. Jason Yuan has promoted the idea of “fidgetability” where, similar to a key fob or lighter, digital actions can be designed to feel satisfying. Rahul Vohra has talked about mak... See more

Feel is not something we talk much about as digital product designers. It’s difficult to quantify in metrics or even describe in words, so it tends to fall to the bottom of a priority list. But we know it’s important. As legend goes, what sold internal teams at Apple on the bold choice of building a phone around a touchscreen interface was the simp... See more