I'm so tired of this argument, and I'm hoping this group can help provide facts.
I recognize that some things in the UI should remain consistent - like an interaction model. But often a deviation is required - ironically for the sake of usability. Maybe you need to enlarge a button to emphasize it's importance, or maybe the interaction model that worked 80% of the time falls down in some cases. For me, deviation is a battle with stakeholders outside of design. They want everything consistent. Because hey, consistency equals usability. Are their facts (white papers, reports, etc.) that suggest deviation is acceptible. Perhaps reports that show that consistency for your equaled poor usability? I recognize this is a loose request. Partially by design as I'd like to pull in a bunch of infromation. I'm all ears. Jeff Noyes ________________________________________________________________ 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
