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Design was never about creativity (surprising the user, being unique, being different), it was about letting the user get things done. Now that this has been ac
by ChrisNorstrom 13y ago
Design was never about creativity (surprising the user, being unique, being different), it was about letting the user get things done. Now that this has been achieved what more do you want? It's like fashion industry people wondering why everyone's cloths are so boring. Their idea of fashion is art and expression, the normal person's idea of fashion is usage.
The more "different" and "creative" and "unique" your site's design is, the more trouble and friction a user encounters trying to learn how it functions. So every site on the net looking similar might piss off designers but for users it's a joy.
- sparkie 13y agoIf design was just about letting the user get things done, can we conclude that iPad is terribly designed? I can do almost nothing productive on it.
- noir_lord 13y agoGetting things done and productivity are not the same. If the thing I want to get done is watching a movie while I'm on a train then the iPad works well. If I want to edit some code then a laptop is better.
- sparkie 13y agoSorry for confusing watching movies with getting things done
- 6d0debc071 13y agoYou may not be the customer they had in mind for it though ;)