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On Interface Design

As I’m doing research for a paper for my Library Planning, Marketing, & Assessment course, I am reminded of what I learned in my Human Interaction with Computers course: simplicity in design is best.

Just like the interface on an Apple computer, simplification of processes provides a friendlier, more enjoyable user experience: things are easy to accomplish, there is a greater focus of energy on creation of content (rather than how to use the tool to do the task), and a state of “flow” is quickly reached.

I wish more designers of interfaces would just simplify, simplify, simplify.

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2 Responses to “On Interface Design”

  1. ERIN DORNEY Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 10:36 pm

    I looooooooooooooooove the simplicity of Macs. I just got my first one, a somewhat dated iBook, but it’s glorious!!

    -Erin

  2. Melissa Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    Hi Erin!
    I recently switched from a big clunky Dell laptop with Windows XP to a shiny new-ish MacBook Pro. It took a little while to readapt to intuitive thinking (as opposed to Microsoft thinking), but, as you said, it’s glorious!

    I wish more designers used Apple products as something to aspire to. It really is a shame that there are so many convoluted interfaces. *sigh* :)

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