This may just be 5 hours of sleep talking, but what the hey....Jared, I'd be interested to see your article on the subject...
Bruno: I think you have a point that people are generally unaware that interfaces could be better. But probably more important, it takes a certain kind of person to demand, and expect anything in return. There are very few opportunities in life to demand what you want - we don't get to demand cars that run more efficiently, we don't get to demand our relationships are more fulfilling, and despite what Burger King says, we don't really get a Whooper "my way". By and large I think most people "make do" with what they have, and only really demand things when they're physically painful, EXTREMELY annoying or offend our values. So yeah, I think people could be better informed that you don't have to suffer with the same bad interfaces, and their lives could be so much easier with the right touch of design & common sense. Once informed, though, they still have to demand something. In a work environment, it might just be all you can handle demanding a paycheck every week, much less a web page that doesn't give you carpal-tunnel syndrome. As an anecdote, in her 20 years managing a radio station, my mom took a certain amount of pride and job security knowing that she was the only one who understood how to use their billing and program management applications. When I pointed out there were better tools on the market, she quipped: "What, and lose my job?". She wasn't lazy, but just felt she had mastered those tools and didn't have a whole lot else to show for her tenure. Bryan http://www.bryanminihan.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruno Figueiredo Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 2:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Why do crappy interfaces sell? I think that people are generally unaware that these products can indeed be much better. So that points us towards education. Shouldn't we be educating the general public? Maybe by rewarding good interfaces or by giving them information about what a good product should be? ________________________________________________________________ *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
