On May 2, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Will Evans wrote: > Agreed - on the other hand - no matter how "easy" desktop > publishing/design tools are - they will never replace a designer > with a non-designer in things that matter. Absolutely. I should have said a "PERCEIVED erosion of value" in relation to designers of both print and web in the 90s. Everyone thought they could do the job just fine, as they now had the tools. Why pay a print/web designer?
And on May 2, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Will Evans wrote: > > The were well paid, and behaved almost like priests in charge of > sacred rituals with their mystical ability... Good point, and much like many the behavior in many Windows only IT groups. But, is there really a correlation between this "shroud of secrecy" and a conscious design decision to protect the value of their users? Revisiting and paraphrasing Mark's initial question: Does [...] a certain amount of difficulty in the UI influence: - Product loyalty? Yes. - Stickiness? Yes. - Greater adoption? Yes... IF you are the market leader and/or the prevailing tool. There's not as much demand for these tools to lower the barrier to entry. And any demand has to be balanced against the demand for further innovation from your existing user base. ________________________________________________________________ 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
