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Good Enough is Better

Good Enough is Better

History is repeating itself on the web. HTML 5 and advanced Javascript frameworks have made almost anything possible. This lack of constraint leads to sites breaking the tools of the web browser. We're following a similar pattern to when Macromedia Flash became a pervasive and trendy techology a few years ago.

In this talk we will outline both of these trends, and look to old designers like Saul Bass and Dieter Rams for principals in navigating a world without constraints. We will end by going through a workshop to apply some of these principals.

thoughtmerchant

April 28, 2014
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  1. “Innovate as a last resort. More horrors are done in

    the name of innovation than any other.” - Charles Eames
  2. Consistency and standards Users should not have to wonder whether

    different words, situations, or actions mean the same thing. Follow platform conventions. http:/ /www.nngroup.com/articles/ten-usability-heuristics/ Top 10 Usability Heuristics
  3. “On the one hand, we compromised the native UX of

    the browser. On the other, we built an interaction paradigm that we felt was missing and so had to develop ourselves. We like to try new things out and then improve them. Will “scroll-jacking” be a permanent part of our site? Probably not, because we’re always adapting.” - Wes Hatch, Huge Inc. http:/ /www.hugeinc.com/ideas/perspective/scroll-jacking-on-hugeinc
  4. “People are not on your site most of the time.”

    - NNGroup http:/ /www.nngroup.com/
  5. Current browser paradigm Mac Pro Site Current browser paradigm Huge

    Inc Yet both break current interaction patterns.
  6. RIP

  7. “Good design is innovative. But innovative design always develops in

    tandem with innovative technology, and can never be an end in itself.” — Dieter Rams
  8. It will take 70 years to reach 70% task completion.

    http://www.nngroup.com/articles/progress-in-usability-fast-or-slow/
  9. The Challenge Make a remote prototype that completes a randomly

    selected task out of a hat. ! Tests will be timed.
  10. Required Functions Power (on/off) Source Input Enter Guide Exit Mute

    Volume Up Volume Down Channel Up Channel Down