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Optimal design results only when designers have an accurate and complete system model, attain an accurate and complete interaction model, and then design a system interface that reflects an efficient merging of both models.
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
• Identify the “good enough” controls that satisfy mainstream users’ needs and the “precision” controls for experts.
Giles Colborne • Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design
This initial impression of a system or environment greatly influences subsequent perceptions and attitudes, which then affects the quality of subsequent interactions.
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
If you design according to these rules, your design will always be attractive,
Don Norman • Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
these products were all speaking a language, but no one recognized it.
Cliff Kuang • User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
The economist Thorstein Veblen observed that in some cases increasing price can, by itself, increase demand and decreasing price can, by itself, decrease demand.
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
A method for predictably altering behavior without restricting options or significantly changing incentives.