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UX is a science and visual design is an art. I think they are both equally important. The UX guy is like an architect, but even if he comes up with a nice buil
by alex1 17y ago
UX is a science and visual design is an art. I think they are both equally important.
The UX guy is like an architect, but even if he comes up with a nice building layout, no one wants to live in wood and cement foundation. UX and visual design go hand-in-hand and both are needed to create something compelling. In web design, collaboration between the UX guy and visual designer is very important, as the things they do are equally important.
- Alex3917 17y agoVisual design is only an art if you're doing it wrong. It's no coincidence that design is a synonym for fate. The goal of design to force the user to do something or feel something, and you can only do this if your design is incorporating predictable elements. Which is pretty much the opposite of art, where you're testing novel elements to see what change they produce in people.
- Mz 17y agoYour remark makes me think of some show on HGTV where they were staging a property and the stager talked about using art and other visual design elements to maneuver people down the hall, right past the so-so kitchen, and on to the great view and living space at the end to make the place sell. If you know what you are doing, web designers can similarly direct attention, etc, of the user.