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> This is unfortunate - that seems like a lot of work for a relatively simple, albeit well-done app. It takes a lot of work to make things look simple. And eve
by TotlolRon 16y ago
> This is unfortunate - that seems like a lot of work for a relatively simple, albeit well-done app.
It takes a lot of work to make things look simple. And even more to make them well-done.
- tptacek 16y agoThe simpler you make something, the more perfect the execution of each of the remaining elements have to be, because your attention is now laser-focused on them.
- roc 16y agoNot unlike the old saw: "I'm sorry this letter is so long, I didn't have time to writer a shorter one."
- joeld42 16y agoHear hear. The user interface for my first app took me 3x as long as I expected, despite finding (unexpectedly) that Cocoa Touch to be one of the nicest API's I've encountered. It was because I re-built it several times to make it feel "right", and after watching users try it. Each time it got simpler. It probably only took a few days worth of coding for what went into the final app (the editing interface, not the whole thing) but the road to get there was long. I guess that's the value of an experienced UX designer -- they can do that work beforehand with paper and intuition.