Cool point there, too. It seemed to fill a need, then become so common as to become the default. Every time I go to it (to reference a band I just heard or because someone friended me), I can all but see the words "DANCING BEAR" blinking across the screen.
Scott On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Will Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To Dave's point: > "So yes, an interaction designer can create great interactions without great > visual design." > > But many compelling interactions require great creative to give them emotive > appeal - and as we have all read Norman's book - we know that emotive > attraction IS perceived usability. Great IxDs don't need to be great visual > designers - but they should team up with them and understand the power of > attraction. Gestural interface interaction on the iPhone is great - but the > GUI is sexy - it looks good and it feels good. > > I agree about MySpace - the visual design, to say the least and be kind - > sucks sewer water through a strychnine-laced straw. I agree with Dave that > the interaction design has been successful, but I think the IxD of MySpace > is just as fetid - autoplay music anyone? Success yes - good IxD - notably > horrid. > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 9:30 AM, David Malouf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Wow! what a great conversation. >> >> I need to totally agree and forgive me also disagree. >> For the types of artifacts (media) that is being discussed thus far >> visual design in many respects is the receptical for the interactions >> we are designing and thus the communication layer. Successful >> interactions need to be communicated and need to respond to >> communications and thus for the former to occur where relevant great >> visual can help an interaction design immensely. >> >> Ok, here is where I disagree. >> What about where vision is not in play? What about the interaction >> design of gestural audio systems? So yes, an interaction designer >> can create great interactions without great visual design. But that >> doesn't mean he can do so without great care towards crafts of form. >> >> >> Now the other disagreement is going back to the true spirit of the >> original point, but I want to ask in a question. Where does >> Craigslist, Google Maps and MySpace fall. >> Yup, none of these have GREAT visual design, but arguably all 3 had >> greatly successful interaction design, no? >> >> To me the greatest problem we have is that we actually do not have a >> well articulated method for actually determining what is GREAT IxD. >> There is no methods of "critique" in IxD that I have uncovered or >> seen based in a strong relationship to both foundation and design >> history which is are required for any design critique to be anything >> other than well "opinion" and "utilitarian". >> >> >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> Posted from the new ixda.org >> http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=34316 >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > -- > ~ will > > "Where you innovate, how you innovate, > and what you innovate are design problems" > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Will Evans | User Experience Architect > tel: +1.617.281.1281 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > aim: semanticwill | gtalk: wkevans4 > twitter: semanticwill | skype: semanticwill > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- "The future is unwritten." - Joe Strummer ________________________________________________________________ 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
