Posted by Neredbojias on 01/24/08 20:27

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:12:38 GMT
Kevin Scholl scribed:

> On Jan 23, 5:40 pm, Neredbojias <monstersquas...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:31:04
>> GMT Toby A Inkster scribed:
>>
>> > Back to websites: you might have pages and pages of beautifully
>> > drafted prose, but if nobody can understand how to use your "unique
>> > and innovative navigation scheme", then nobody's going to be able to
>> > admire them.
>>
>> > Aesthetics may be important, but usability and fitness for purpose are
>> > *fundamental* to good design.
>>
>> You seem to be equating design with engineering. It can be argued that
>> the 2 are separate disciplines and design is primarily a province of
>> aesthetics.
>
> "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how
> it works." - Steve Jobs, 2003

He's a better businessman than slogan-maker. That bullshit aside, design
is how it should work, engineering is how it does work.

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Neredbojias
Riches are their own reward.

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