I've been reading a great book: 'Simple and Usable' by Giles Colborne. I'd put it up there with Steve Krug's 'Don't Make Me Think'. It really is that good. What follows is a conversation with my 5 year old son about the book.
I was reading about the four design strategies on page 60. On this page there are pictures of DVD remotes to illustrate each approach: remove, organise, hide and displace.
(This review of the book at UXBooth.com - which I completely agree with - includes the image in question)
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| Image from 'Simple & Usable' by Giles Colborne |
My 5 year old son, Felix, loves: books, asking questions and giving opinions...
Felix: What are you doing?
Me: I'm reading a book about making things.
Felix: Are they remote controls? Ooh!
(Felix loves things with buttons. He's been obsessed with phones and laptops and the like since he was a baby. He's had our V Box sussed for a couple of years at least)
Me: Which one do you like the best?
Felix (Immediately pointing to 'displace' - the one with least buttons): That one!
Me: Cool. Why do you like that one?
Felix (Thinking carefully about this for a moment): Actually, I think I like this one the best. (Pointing to the one with most buttons - organise)
Felix: What are you doing?
Me: I'm reading a book about making things.
Felix: Are they remote controls? Ooh!
(Felix loves things with buttons. He's been obsessed with phones and laptops and the like since he was a baby. He's had our V Box sussed for a couple of years at least)
Me: Which one do you like the best?
Felix (Immediately pointing to 'displace' - the one with least buttons): That one!
Me: Cool. Why do you like that one?
Felix (Thinking carefully about this for a moment): Actually, I think I like this one the best. (Pointing to the one with most buttons - organise)
Why am I sharing this? I'm not 100% sure, to be honest. It just feels like a familiar kind of conversation. Only a bit more open and direct...
What do you think?
What do you think?
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