Software should convey a sense of calm
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Software should convey a sense of calm
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#3I absolutely believe the importance of this specifically because the desktop is failing at that in todays standard. In other words, maybe there is an apple or microsoft to be created around turning android or ios devices into work stations. I think that would require a new vm, i dont think you can code html 5 app on such a device for example.
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#4Absolutely agree. We probably spend more time looking at and interacting with software than the real world! Love apps like Superhuman which prioritize calmness and serenity in the user's experience
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#5Who is seriously clicking on this headline? Really? Come on , it's bots.
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#6Related: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calm_technology - https://calmtech.com/book.html
Does the "calm tech" movement have much to say? I feel like a theory of learning for software is more important. Of course it should be done in a pleasant way but I wasn't able to get much actionable insight out of calm tech writings.
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#8I absolutely believe the importance of this specifically because the desktop is failing at that in todays standard. In other words, maybe there is an apple or microsoft to be created around turning android or ios devices into work stations. I think that would require a new vm, i dont think you can code html 5 app on such a device for example.
The thing is, most software starts simple and easy to use. It's the introduction of new features and edge cases which slowly kills usability over time.
And this applies to desktop, web, mobile and commandline applications as well.
A tool needs a strong focus of it's maintainers and the courage to say 'No!' to things which are out of scope or not user friendly. This seems to be quite rare.
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#9> I want to find the same things in the same places
How else will designers justify their jobs?
I wonder if designer should be reworked to be a seasonal or consultancy job only, to only hire them when you're making a new product/big feature or there's a drastic need to change things but never otherwise. Having them as permanent staff leads to our present usability and accessability nightmare of everything constantly being redesigned and completely changed around for no good reason other than padding designers' resumes.
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#10> Words like simple or intuitive are misleading here. They can be attributed to a solution in retrospect, but they don’t form a principle from which clear recommendations for action can be derived.
Fantastic nugget of wisdom here. Saying that you want a product to be "intuitive" or "simple" is as useful as saying that you want it to be "good, not bad."