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I'm going to tell you a secret: good design = good usability. Shhhh... don't tell anyone that a gradient or a shiny button doesn't mean having a good design. A
by davidedicillo 17y ago
I'm going to tell you a secret: good design = good usability.
Shhhh... don't tell anyone that a gradient or a shiny button doesn't mean having a good design. A good design might be as simple as text over a white page. Good design is about getting out of the way, making the use of the website or application easier and intuitive (and of course making it look good while doing that). Design is about aesthetic and functionality, you can separate them.
- frio 17y agoAbsolutely. When looking for a fridge rental for a flat I've just moved into, we had a quick Google - and the design on this site (http://www.rentafridge.co.nz/ http://www.rentafridge.co.nz/) won them business. Simple, straightforward and tells the user exactly what they need to know.
- mortenjorck 17y agoI agree with you entirely right up until you say you can separate aesthetics and functionality. While you can do so arbitrarily, they're both so interdependent that neither can truly excel without a certain amount of care taken for the other. Good functionality improves the aesthetic experience of a UI, and good aesthetics improve the conveyance of functionality. You'll find varying emphases between these two all over, but very few successful products make it with a significant disconnect between them.
- davidedicillo 17y agoActually that was a typo. I meant to say that you can't separate them :)