To address semantic differences I suggest defining "Simplicity" and "Complexity" with respect to objective, technical aspects of the product or interface. For example, the number of features, options, controls, etc.
THEN, use the term "Clarity" when describing the quality of interacting with the product or interface (ease of use, learnability, efficiency). Two different interfaces may be comparably complex (or simple), but have different levels of clarity. I use the Apple iPhone and the BMW iDrive as two interfaces with approximately equal complexity (functional capabilities), but significant disparity in clarity. You can think of clarity as the ease of interacting with complexity - http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/bnp/ad0908/#/22 or http://tinyurl.com/5af5ha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35089 ________________________________________________________________ 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
