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> However, when a designer makes a real gesture-based interface it's because there's something their users can't do with the interface they're used to. You're
by wtbob 10y ago
> However, when a designer makes a real gesture-based interface it's because there's something their users can't do with the interface they're used to.
You're right when the designer is good. A bad designer might make a real gesture-based interface just because he saw Minority Report and thought that it was cool.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoThere aren't many good designers working today (or maybe their work is being hindered in companies). If you look at contemporary UIs, they're shallow. Optimized for looking nice and selling things, instead of being ergonomic and giving users efficient ways to achieve their goals.
- mpbm 10y agoHaha, yeah, I actually rewrote that sentence a couple times because I was trying to phrase it in a way that wasn't wrong, but also got me out of having to address tangential topics like exploration, creativity, and art.