Good design
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Good design
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
We learned the hard way that new products are hard enough to figure out, and we should make as many things as familiar as possible. Again, life and new products are hard enough. When you can use a familiar term instead of being original, do so. Never opt for a solution that is more creative but less effective.
Scott Belsky • Crafting The First Mile Of Product
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
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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Time Flies – A game about our limited time in this world.
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Behaviors/dynamics can be discussed and analyzed as discrete "objects" under your control. Design discussions should often be taking place at the level of the dynamic rather than the level of the functionality. Identify what behavior you want to change first, then piece together the necessary functionality that you believe will enable that... See more
What can software product designers learn from game designers?
fascinating insights on designing products from the previous head of design at Quora. think of the dynamic, not the functionality, then piece together the necessary functionality.
love this distinction between levels of design. truly higher level designs are designing solutions instead of features, outcomes instead of products. there's no function more important than this.