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> called that sterility "professionalism" Bingo. Off topic, but this is what bothers me with current macOS or Windows UI design: it is sterile. It's not nearl
by vintagedave 2y ago
> called that sterility "professionalism"
Bingo.
Off topic, but this is what bothers me with current macOS or Windows UI design: it is sterile. It's not nearly as fun as, say, Windows 7 (or XP!) or pre-flat macOS.
It's very easy to move something from fun, vibrant, exciting to flat, boring, and sterile. It is _very hard_ to move it the other way, because of concerns about professionalism, where professionalism is seen as sterility and the safety that's in that sterility. I think UX needs _joy_... would you agree, are you and I and the parent poster are saying something similar about different aspects of computing / software? I wrote an article on it here: https://daveon.design/creating-joy-in-the-user-experience.html https://daveon.design/creating-joy-in-the-user-experience.ht...
- rented_mule 2y agoYeah, I agree that this is all related. Especially the safety part. All of the overlapping domains we're talking about here are at their best when creativity is unleashed. Sometimes that means failed experiments (uh oh, danger!). But it's also where we get big leaps forward. Managed properly (e.g., doing the hard work of learning from and addressing failures before they do too much damage) can lead to a much better average over time. I think this is all analogous to the conditions that give us bland TV commercial jingles vs. the conditions that give us great music.