Designing interfaces
Jenifer Tidwell (2006)
Chapter 1
The author discusses how the users think, act and especially interact with interfaces. The focus is clearly directed on the user. The focus in design has for quite some time been from the designers point of view. The design has been created mostly from what the designer finds attractive or what he/she likes to do with an interface. Nowadays when the users are participtaing more and more with the digital media and putting their input in online communities the focus on design has somewhat changed the focus to the user and his/hers preferences, behaviours and attitudes when designing interfaces. This creates a bigger challenge for the designer, and a greater result when made in tune with the users of a target group.
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I wonder if users are now trained to think a certain way because they have been influenced by the designers. Or is it possible to come up with a fresh design?
ReplyDeleteThe possibility is always there. However, design should be easy to learn so that the user doesn't have much problem adapting to it.
ReplyDeleteThere is truly a point in having the user be able to interact well with the design. That should be the purpose when designing. When both the designer and user is communicating through the design and making each other to do it in new ways and adapting to these changes - the design is making a progress. The problem is that this isn't always the case.
ReplyDeleteI have been developing softwares for last two years and believe me users really don't know what they want. Same works for designers, although user input is valuable not everything can be left up to them to decide. Designer should initiate.
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