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Consider desire lines in projects that emphasize usability. When possible, use creative methods to detect desire lines prior to finalizing design specifications.
William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler • Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design
to be minimalist markers and become workday assistants?
David Rose • Enchanted Objects: Innovation, Design, and the Future of Technology
simpleandusable.com.
Giles Colborne • Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design
Reveal information in bite-sized chunks.
Giles Colborne • Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design
Steve used demo reviews to judge for himself whether features met this basic usability standard. When he gave me the specific feedback to remove one of the two keyboards from my iPad demo, it had a cascade effect toward greater simplicity.
Ken Kocienda • Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
“The more involved the product is with human beings, the more it needs good design.