On Sep 24, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Adam Korman wrote:
I think where the tension lies is that while aesthetics play a role
in usability, there isn't a two-way correlation between aesthetics &
usability. In other words, making something more usable requires
attention to aesthetics, but the reverse isn't true and focusing on
aesthetics alone won't necessarily make something more usable (it
may make it less so). Depending on how you're measuring success,
that may or may not be okay.
Yah, not sure I buy that either.
I think doing something poorly (whether usability or aesthetic design)
will result in undesirable outcomes.
For a designer (vs. an artist), I think it's clear that they are both
tied together intimately.
If you look at aesthetics from an artistic perspective, instead of
design, I'd agree with you. But I won't give into your notion since
we're talking about design.
(What's the difference between art and design? Art has the full
emotional palette to play with, where as design does not. It is
acceptable -- even desirable -- to create, say, a film that leaves the
viewer angry or deeply sad. It's not acceptable to do that with the
design of a toaster. The only emotion design can play with is delight.)
Jared
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