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It may not be a zero sum game but it is definitely a major issue. Real life has constraints and unless you're one of the very few creative designers who underst
by chime 18y ago
It may not be a zero sum game but it is definitely a major issue. Real life has constraints and unless you're one of the very few creative designers who understand beauty and UI very well, you have to decide how much time to spend on making something prettier vs. making something more useful. For most people, these two are not the one and the same thing.
- oneplusone 18y agoI would argue for somebody to be a good designer they do need to understand both. If they only understand one they are mediocre at best. The best UI experiences depends a lot on aesthetics and elegance. A good aesthetic can do many wonderful things including making your app appear faster and smoother than it actually is.
- netsp 18y agoTake that even further. Just because a web page looks good on black cardboard, does not mean it is a beautiful web page. The piece of paper on the black card is what is beautiful. The former is a representation of the latter. It may lose some important aspects. A picture of a dancer may be beautiful, while the dance is not. Beauty or aesthetics or not easily defined concepts. But I don't think you can have a beautiful web page that doesn't perform its role. The two are not just intertwined, one is a part of the other.