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I thought we were talking about attracting the "Normals" around here today, and then this rant appeared. It feels kind-of out of place. This is exactly the ki
by dpcan 17y ago
I thought we were talking about attracting the "Normals" around here today, and then this rant appeared. It feels kind-of out of place.
This is exactly the kind of thing that happens when software companies start going after the "Normals".
Pretty pays, so function tends to take a back seat.
I believe that if you ask a "Normal" if they'd rather have more keyboard shortcuts or a rainbow colored browser, they'd probably take fancy over function every time.
- dasil003 17y agoWell since they don't use obscure keyboard shortcuts it's sort of a no brainer. But if you asked whether they would prefer unicorns or more pages rendering correctly it's not so clear cut.
- ajb 17y agoQuite. I first heard about Firefox Personas in a group inhabited mainly by 'Normals'. They liked it. One person decided to switch it back off, but wasn't upset by the process.
- wdewind 17y agoTo say "pretty pays so function takes a back seat" is to horribly misunderstand the relationship between aesthetics and functionality. as steve jobs says, the user has no fucking clue what they want. if they did they'd just do it. effective UI design is about providing blinders for people so that they get to what they want fastest. facebook could let us all change the color and layout of our profiles, but is that really a good idea (coughmyspace)?