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The World's Most Satisfying Checkbox | !Boring Software
As I noted earlier, the ideal instrumental interface for any task or problem is a magic button that can (1) read the user’s mind perfectly to understand the desired task, and (2) perform it instantly and completely to the desired specifications.
In absence of such a perfect button, you, the designer, must conceive of the closest possible approximati... See more
In absence of such a perfect button, you, the designer, must conceive of the closest possible approximati... See more
Instrumental interfaces, engaged interfaces | thesephist.com
Butter can apply to dev tools, enterprise/b2b products, and consumer products.
Nick Grossman • The Butter Thesis
And yet, in so much modern software today, you’re placed in a drab gray cubicle — anonymized and aggregated until you’re just a daily active user. For minimalism. For simplicity. For scale! But if our hope is to create software with feeling, it means inviting people in to craft it for themselves — to mold it to the contours of their unique lives an
... See moreThe Browser Company • Optimizing for Feelings
When you hold on the checkbox we need a way to both immediately communicate the tap and yet guide you to keep holding. [...] The 2D portion is a particle simulation that “feeds” the growing sphere made with Lottie. It’s inspired by the charging animation common in games before your character delivers a big blow. Every action needs a windup. A big a... See more
(Not Boring) Software Inc. • The World's Most Satisfying Checkbox
Regardless of the product, users should be able to quickly and easily complete the task they had in mind. People are not there to admire the design and shouldn’t even be thinking about the design. Digital products aren’t art galleries—they’re tools. They’re a means to an end for the user on a mission.