Indeed. The difference between the tone of the comments on this list and those for the original post is astounding. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, especially when it is backed by "actionable" conclusions from a "scientific" study.
It is tempting to dismiss pronouncements like this as clueless. But, the number of people who are ready to rush off and follow them is probably much greater than the number of subscribers to this list. :) So how can we communicate the need to take any given set of "design guidelines" with a grain of salt and apply them in context to the wider community? Dmitry On Nov 21, 2007 11:50 AM, Leisa Reichelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > just a little sidenote: > > it is fascinating to read the comments that people have left to the > originally quoted article - lots and lots of incredibly positive and > thankful comments with people talking of going back and redesigning > their sites as a result of this information. > > it says a lot for the great demand out there for someone to make these > grand pronouncements about what works and what doesn't (with or > without context). > > People do love their rules don't they. > > I always find it a constant balancing act to try to give people this > sense of perceived value through pronouncements and actually getting > them to understand the context in which the design decisions are being > made. > ________________________ > Leisa Reichelt > Disambiguity.com > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +44 778 071 2129 > > ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
