Good design
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Good design
“Two of the most important characteristics of good design are discoverability and understanding.”
― Donald A. Norman, The Design of Everyday Things
Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible
Don Norman • The Design Of Everyday Things
Nothing important should ever be more than two clicks away
Steve Krug • Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
Despite hundreds of features, the navigation bar at the bottom of the WeChat screen is four icons: Chat, Contacts, Discover, Me. Zhang: “I told the team to establish a rule that WeChat shall always have a four-icon bar, and never add anything to it.”
Patricia Mou • vol.33: 15 Mindful Product Principles from Allen Zhang, Father of WeChat
"nothing was left to chance; everything must be deeply considered"
- Design Principles – Design for scanning, not reading! Take advantage of conventions. Create effective visual hierarchies Break pages up into clearly defined areas. Make it obvious what’s clickable. Eliminate distractions. Format content to support scanning . Keep paragraphs short. Use bulleted lists. Highlight key terms.
Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug – The Rabbit Hole
Designed by Apple in California
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