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I don't think it's programmers per se. Companies just don't think of design as part of the solution package. I've worked at many companies where you have new we

I don't think it's programmers per se. Companies just don't think of design as part of the solution package. I've worked at many companies where you have new web projects and applications and we spend so much time architecting the solution and implementing it. When it comes to the design, - oh just slap on a nice stylesheet or have a visual/graphic designer polish it up. Good design is more than just pretty graphics, but companies don't see it that way. And more often than not, programmers, who have no visual or usability training are put in a position where they must come up with a good interface and interaction design themselves. For many companies that is the reality.

silentbicycle 18y ago
Yes, it's definitely not just programmers, but I'm expecting there are more programmers reading here than (say) architects or urban planners, who have their own design dilemmas. > And more often than not, programmers, who have no visual or usability training... It's not just that; the elements that affect usability during development, debugging, etc. are often completely unrelated to elements affecting usability for end users, so you get interfaces like this: http://www.ok-cancel.com/comic/4.html http://www.ok-cancel.com/comic/4.html That's a great interface for ... figuring out if endian-ness is affecting a music player. Or something. Certainly not for using it to play music.