That's only part of it. Aesthetics gives varying levels of priority to the components on a page. Just a basic example: image a text heading use three times on a page. Depending upon the font type that heading will communicate different emotions (e.g., courier or comic sans) and will have varying levels of readability. If it's gray it will recede and if it's red it will stand out. If it's too big, it overwhelms the page. Too small and it's hard to read.
The feel is important, but so is the priority, and the optimal balance depends on the audience. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 1:29 AM, marioTN <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all! > I have a simple (?) question: "how is aesthetics defined and how > much important is it for interaction design?" > > For me aesthetics is the feeling that you have, while you are > admiring/interacting/breathing something that elicits inner > emotions. > > What's your opinion? > > Thank you, > mario. > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- Paul Nuschke Principal, Research & Strategy ELECTRONIC INK© www.electronicink.com ________________________________________________________________ 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
