How to make your user interface CRAP
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How to make your user interface CRAP
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Re: How to make your user interface CRAP
#2IMHO, using the word "CRAP" to describe good practices seems like a bad idea. I thought the article was going to be a rant about some UIs the author didn't like... instead it was useful advice. I'm glad I clicked through, but "CRAP" didn't help that.
Re: How to make your user interface CRAP
#3IMHO, using the word "CRAP" to describe good practices seems like a bad idea. I thought the article was going to be a rant about some UIs the author didn't like... instead it was useful advice. I'm glad I clicked through, but "CRAP" didn't help that.
This person didn't invent the term CRAP to define good design; it's been around for longer than I can remember.
Re: How to make your user interface CRAP
#4IMHO, using the word "CRAP" to describe good practices seems like a bad idea. I thought the article was going to be a rant about some UIs the author didn't like... instead it was useful advice. I'm glad I clicked through, but "CRAP" didn't help that.
This person didn't invent the term CRAP to define good design; it's been around for longer than I can remember.
It's still a poor term for positive reinforcement...
Re: How to make your user interface CRAP
#5Re: How to make your user interface CRAP
#6IMHO, using the word "CRAP" to describe good practices seems like a bad idea. I thought the article was going to be a rant about some UIs the author didn't like... instead it was useful advice. I'm glad I clicked through, but "CRAP" didn't help that.
This person didn't invent the term CRAP to define good design; it's been around for longer than I can remember.
Fair enough. But the people that need basic advice like this might not be aware of the term, and might not read the article as a result.
Re: How to make your user interface CRAP
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
This person didn't invent the term CRAP to define good design; it's been around for longer than I can remember.
Fair enough. But the people that need basic advice like this might not be aware of the term, and might not read the article as a result.
On the contrary, I think people are more likely to read it because of the "lol they said CRAP!" reaction. I guess that was why the term was 'invented', as opposed to PRAC or RAPC or another less-silly combination.
FYI this was where I first heard the acronym: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Non-Designers-Design-Book-Robin-Will...
Re: How to make your user interface CRAP
#8IMHO, using the word "CRAP" to describe good practices seems like a bad idea. I thought the article was going to be a rant about some UIs the author didn't like... instead it was useful advice. I'm glad I clicked through, but "CRAP" didn't help that.
"How to make your user interface CARP on at people about what they should do."
CRAP isn't ironic, it's crap.
Re: How to make your user interface CRAP
#9IMHO, using the word "CRAP" to describe good practices seems like a bad idea. I thought the article was going to be a rant about some UIs the author didn't like... instead it was useful advice. I'm glad I clicked through, but "CRAP" didn't help that.
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