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I hate this list. Want to be good? Look at sites/apps you admire and learn to emulate them. Don't read a 300 page book on User Experience or ugh, UX... unless you're doing for enjoyment.
False dichotomy - good designers would read these books and put the concepts into practice by examining existing well-designed sites.
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Yeah, and?
Design is a solution to a problem. It doesn't matter what the medium is. Sometimes you see these solutions on Dribbble but more often than not what you see are examples of style. They are two separate things.
Ever read Blink? Or those studies about how people make an unconscious decision about a website in less than a second?
Style and polish expresses a level of quality (at the very least) and can also communicate the type of site. Is this a kid-friendly Disney site? Is it a serious financial tool? Is it a mysterious stealth mode startup?
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Design is a solution to a problem. It doesn't matter what the medium is. Sometimes you see these solutions on Dribbble but more often than not what you see are examples of style. They are two separate things.
Your definition of design includes style, since style can (and often is) a solution to a problem as well. Not everything is wireframes and usability, and this is coming from someone who's first book on the job was Jakob Nielsen's. Ever read Blink? Or those studies about how people make an unconscious decision about a website in less than a second? Style and polish expresses a level of quality (at the very least) and…
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Design is a solution to a problem. It doesn't matter what the medium is. Sometimes you see these solutions on Dribbble but more often than not what you see are examples of style. They are two separate things.
Your definition of design includes style, since style can (and often is) a solution to a problem as well. Not everything is wireframes and usability, and this is coming from someone who's first book on the job was Jakob Nielsen's. Ever read Blink? Or those studies about how people make an unconscious decision about a website in less than a second? Style and polish expresses a level of quality (at the very least) and…
I think that sums us both up nicely ;)
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Your definition of design includes style, since style can (and often is) a solution to a problem as well. Not everything is wireframes and usability, and this is coming from someone who's first book on the job was Jakob Nielsen's. Ever read Blink? Or those studies about how people make an unconscious decision about a website in less than a second? Style and polish expresses a level of quality (at the very least) and…
“Not everything is design, but design is about everything.” - Michael Bierut I think that sums us both up nicely ;)
Yeah, design includes style but isn't just style, that's what we're both saying I think.
Completely leaves out visual design. Maybe because polish is harder to encapsulate with a single book or because it's so easy to pick up by cruising Dribbble for inspiration, but it's still worth mentioning. Otherwise you get the average startup designer that's more of a developer in disguise.
I leave out visual design because lots of startups that meet every goal you can eventually imagine (ginzametrics, bingocardcreator) don't even go close at having a decent visual design (no offence intended). I believe visuals are also a very subjective matter, and belong much more to the "talent" side of things, than to the "knowledge" one.
I'm genuinely curious to get your feedback / more explanation of what you mean when you say we (Ginzametrics) "don't even go close to having decent visual design."
We're always working to improve our design so if you are willing to share specific feedback, I'd love to hear it. Drop me a line at hello@ginzametrics.com. Thanks!