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Unfortunately, the advice was to focus on the important user interactions. Actually designing a good user interaction is a skill that most developers (includin
by gwd 3y ago
Unfortunately, the advice was to focus on the important user interactions. Actually designing a good user interaction is a skill that most developers (including myself) just don't have. I can tell that there's something wrong, but I can't really tell how to fix it.
- mattgreenrocks 3y agoThat comes with practice. Use the fewest built-in controls for an interaction, then try it out. You’ll probably need to tweak it: add/remove labels, add a control, line breaks, etc. There’s no magic gene for this, it’s just the willingness and ability to navigate a large design space.
- JohnFen 3y ago> Actually designing a good user interaction is a skill that most developers (including myself) just don't have. I'm reminded of Adam Savage's observation that practice alone gets you 80% of the way to mastery. Talent is what gets you the last 20%, but for most things, 80% is good enough.