Design Inspirations,Simplicity
28 May 2009 | Comments Off
Making your interface smaller, hiding advanced functionality and taking out the obvious is the path to a simpler interface. Along this path you’ll face many obstacles. For every feature you hide or take away, there will be people who complain and demand that you bring it back. But every one of your users has different [...]
Tagged in apple, minimalism, Simplicity, ui, ux, visual design
business,Design Inspirations,redesign,Technology,usability
22 May 2009 | Comments Off
Checkout the story of redesign of the ubiquitous prescription bottle led by Deborah Adler I really enjoyed the article’s approach to guiding the reader through the process, and the result is stunning…Just far enough out of the box to be a real improvement, but not so unfamiliar as to make it un-marketable. I don’t see [...]
Tagged in functionality, industrial design, redesign, usability, ux, visual
business,Quotes
14 May 2009 | Comments Off
“Approval, though, is not the goal of investing. In fact, approval is often counter-productive because it sedates the brain and makes it less receptive to new facts or a re-examination of conclusions formed earlier. Beware the investment activity that produces applause; the great moves are usually greeted by yawns.” – Warren Buffett, in his letter [...]
Tagged in economic, Investing, psychological, Warren Buffett
business,Design Guidelines
8 May 2009 | Comments Off
According to Bill Buxton on the article On Engineering and Design: An Open Letter, it might be useful to think of design in terms of four layers, each demanding a progressively larger investment. Design awareness can and ideally should be something that every employee of a company makes their best effort to acquire. I would [...]
Tagged in business, functionality, guidelines, motivation, usability, ux