On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 7:04 AM, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey! > > Any chance OO Calc's UI can become more like that of Google Docs? > > http://i.imgur.com/Jadsg.png > > There's just something about it. Maybe it's the > simplicity<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle>. > Maybe it's the colors. Maybe it's the > grid<http://www.subtraction.com/pics/0703/grids_are_good.pdf>. > Maybe it's the fact that they've spent millions of dollars on usability > research. > > KG01
True story. Good research = good design = good development = good user experience = sustainable product The GDocs solution is successful for a number of reasons. They constantly design, test and iterate. We can emulate this process very easily. It starts with an understanding of our users, their needs, and a relentless focus, let's say obsession, on realizing the core use cases. In other words, what are the core tasks that users perform in our product in the first 20 minutes of use? How can we make them successful in our product, and what does that mean in the age of social and mobile? Looking forward to continuing the conversation. As for design attributes for the next generation AOO, I'll create a wiki page in the UX wiki to capture our thoughts as this conversation continues. Regards, Kevin > Picasso once said, "Good artists copy, great artists steal". Please > consider it. > > Thanks for listening. > > Tony >
