What is considered delightful depends a lot upon the context. The actions of a kitten or human baby may be judged fun and cute, but the very same actions performed by a cat or human adult can be judged irritating or disgusting.
An American researcher, professor, and author (The Design of Everyday Things). As Apple’s User Experience Architect (90's), he became the first person to have UX in his job title.
Have you ever wondered what transforms an impression of shallow cuteness into one of deep, long-lasting pleasure? Isn’t it interesting that what is fun at first can easily outwear its welcome?
If you want to learn more about how exposure to your product (or service) can affect people’s perception of it, I recommend the great book on this topic by Don Norman: Emotional Design.
Loading...The push for simplicity has a purpose. Stripping away non-essential features makes products easier for people to learn from the start and easier to use over time.
Software engineer and designer who worked for Apple for over fifteen years. Ken worked on the software teams that created the Safari web browser, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
Irrespective of gender, people rate individuals in high face-ism images as being more intelligent, dominant, and ambitious than individuals in low face-ism images.
The Director of Design at Stuff Creators Design in Houston and author of the best-selling design book, Universal Principles of Design.
A big definition of who you are as a designer is the way you look at the world. And I guess one of the curses of what you do, is you are constantly looking at something and thinking, ‘Why? Why is it like that? Why is it like that and not like this?’
Former Chief Design Officer of Apple, currently serving as a Chancellor of the Royal College of Art.
