Re:Simplicity Is Not the Answer
by rantfoil on Tuesday August 19, 2008 @10:54PM
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What I'd love to see is a summary of great ways to marry both simplicity and power. Low bar and high ceiling is something of a holy grain in any given application.
Here are a few:
1) 80/20 -- pareto principle should be applied at all times to what is shown on the screen.
2) minimize what is shown on the screen -- on screen = attention. you're telling the user that something is important by showing it to them.
3) progressive disclosure -- if you mouse over or click on something, show more things you can do with it. proximity and action = the user telling you to show them more.
Here are a few:
1) 80/20 -- pareto principle should be applied at all times to what is shown on the screen.
2) minimize what is shown on the screen -- on screen = attention. you're telling the user that something is important by showing it to them.
3) progressive disclosure -- if you mouse over or click on something, show more things you can do with it. proximity and action = the user telling you to show them more.