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I disagreed with nearly everything I ever heard Marissa say related to design, especially her over reliance on A/B testing to inform design. I think she is one

by alayne 14y ago

I disagreed with nearly everything I ever heard Marissa say related to design, especially her over reliance on A/B testing to inform design. I think she is one of the main reasons Google products tend to feel like they are designed by engineers.

Tobu 14y ago
Their products are usable and uncluttered. I have reservations about the new unified look (too much padding in horizontal stripes one can't scroll, trying to displace browser chrome), but I've been very happy with the previous, “designed by engineers” Google aesthetic.
- reneherse 14y ago
  There are so many UX problems with the current crop of Google core products, it's hard for me to agree that "usable and uncluttered" can refer to anything but the Google of the past.
  - dspeyer 14y ago
    Google of the past was built on A/B. The new UIs are designed by a small, closed-eared team of graphic artists.
    - yaix 14y ago
      And that is very obvious in the UI, unfortunately.
tar 14y ago
What's wrong with relying on A/B testing to inform design? In my opinion, except for the whole Google+ unifying process going on most Google products are highly usable.
- CamperBob2 14y ago
  What's wrong with relying on A/B testing to inform design? It can help you find local maxima, but not the global maximum you are (or should be) looking for.