Links for 2008-09-18

In Links on 18 September 2008 with no comments

• What Makes a Design Seem 'Intuitive'?
  "[…] interfaces can’t be intuitive, since they are the behavior side of programs and programs can’t intuit anything. When someone is asking for an intuitive interface, what they are really asking for is an interface that they, themselves, can intuit easily. They are really saying, “I want something I find intuitive.”"
  (tags: intuition interfaces learning knowledge design)
• Designing Embraceable Change
  "Our theory says that change that doesn't widen the Knowledge Gap will be embraced, while change that does will be resisted." Jared Spool on how to evolve an app's design without ticking people off.
  (tags: change design webapplications knowledge)
• ExperimentaDesign Amsterdam 2008 | Space and Place | 18 September – 2 November
  "Droog Design and Scott Burnham have assembled a team of some of the most innovative designers and architects from around the world to create 13 newly designed interventions, tools, toys and objects that are temporarily placed along a route on the central IJ-riverfront in Amsterdam." This starts today, must visit it for sure.
  (tags: play urban art design architecture amsterdam netherlands creativity interaction)

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