Form and Function
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“Wherever conditions are such as to prevent the act of production from being an experience in which the whole creature is alive and in which he possesses his living through enjoyment, the product will lack something of being esthetic. No matter how useful it is for special and limited ends, it will not be useful in the ultimate degree—that of contributing directly and liberally to an expanding and enriched life.” John DeweyDesign Quote
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FUNCTION
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“[A]ttractive things make people feel good, which in turn makes them think more creatively... making it easier for people to find solutions to the problems they encounter.” Donald NormanDesign Quote
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“Whereas task-related criteria are often based on extrinsic motivation, aesthetics, through pleasure and engagement, primarily contributes to intrinsic motivation.” Noam TractinskyDesign Quote
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“We like to think we make decisions based on careful thought, but most of our decisions and actions come from our unconscious.” Susan WeinschenkDesign Quote
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“[T]he strategy of transparency is never sufficient to dictate the design of a whole interface or artifact…[T]here is a conflict between simplicity (or transparency) and functionality. As they add functionality, designers often undermine the transparency of their design.” Jay David Bolter and Diane GromalaDesign Quote
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“Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible, serving us without drawing attention to itself. Bad design, on the other hand, screams out its inadequacies.” Donald NormanDesign Quote
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Aesthetic Enjoyment Intrinsic user motivation. Happy users are open-minded to problem solving, and memories of problems are overshadowed by memories of enjoyment. AestheticsDesign Term
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Subconscious Aesthetic Impressions Snap judgments about a system’s credibility, ease of use, or other qualities in reaction to the aesthetics. AestheticsDesign Term
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Transparency A clear understanding of the current state of or the operations performed by the system. Invisible DesignDesign Term
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Feedback Interface conventions communicating the relationship between the user actions and operations performed by the system. Invisible DesignDesign Term
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Progressive Disclosure Revealing only the immediately relevant information. Requires user research. Conscious ThoughtDesign Term
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