Yes, that's one of the great examples of intuitive design.
I think it's not so much it being hard to describe as it being hard to do. Certainly there are places it's talked about now in the schools that these geeks are graduating from, but implementing the ideals is another thing entirely.
In my experience, some of it's a matter of assuming that because it makes sense to *you* it will make sense to everyone else, some of it's a matter of laziness, and some of it's a matter of conflicting needs. Which is why I liked your text/image heavy page switch so much. I can't process most image heavy pages well because I interpret images differently than most people (emojis confuse the hell out of me). I wish that was a thing I could use irl.
And The Design of Everyday Things was an early resource on inclusive design as well as intuitive design, so if you get a chance to read it you might find it worthwhile.
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Date: 2017-06-21 06:39 pm (UTC)I think it's not so much it being hard to describe as it being hard to do. Certainly there are places it's talked about now in the schools that these geeks are graduating from, but implementing the ideals is another thing entirely.
In my experience, some of it's a matter of assuming that because it makes sense to *you* it will make sense to everyone else, some of it's a matter of laziness, and some of it's a matter of conflicting needs. Which is why I liked your text/image heavy page switch so much. I can't process most image heavy pages well because I interpret images differently than most people (emojis confuse the hell out of me). I wish that was a thing I could use irl.
And The Design of Everyday Things was an early resource on inclusive design as well as intuitive design, so if you get a chance to read it you might find it worthwhile.
-ZB