Comments on: The best user experiences are enchanting http://www.inspireux.com/2008/04/18/the-best-user-experiences-are-enchanting/ words to inspire user experience designers Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:08:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: David E. Bowman http://www.inspireux.com/2008/04/18/the-best-user-experiences-are-enchanting/comment-page-1/#comment-8 David E. Bowman Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:59:13 +0000 http://www.inspireux.com/?p=45#comment-8 Catriona, What a great site. I immediately subscribed, and look forward to finding little bits of inspiration. Damn I miss Kathy Sierra's blog. Catriona,

What a great site. I immediately subscribed, and look forward to finding little bits of inspiration. Damn I miss Kathy Sierra’s blog.

]]> By: David Armano http://www.inspireux.com/2008/04/18/the-best-user-experiences-are-enchanting/comment-page-1/#comment-6 David Armano Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:19:28 +0000 http://www.inspireux.com/?p=45#comment-6 I like Kathy's use of the word "enchanting" here. It's a refreshing departure from "surprise & delight" which I question more and more these days. Do I really want to be surprised when I use a Web applcation? Maybe not, but feeling "enchanted"—well that would be something. :-) Great blog. Looking forward to lots of inspiration here! I like Kathy’s use of the word “enchanting” here. It’s a refreshing departure from “surprise & delight” which I question more and more these days. Do I really want to be surprised when I use a Web applcation? Maybe not, but feeling “enchanted”—well that would be something. :-)

Great blog. Looking forward to lots of inspiration here!

]]> By: -challis http://www.inspireux.com/2008/04/18/the-best-user-experiences-are-enchanting/comment-page-1/#comment-5 -challis Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:16:41 +0000 http://www.inspireux.com/?p=45#comment-5 I totally agree...when enchantment is what the user wants or needs. In many other cases the best user experiences are invisible. The people we design for are often delighted by simply accomplishing their intended goals. We as designers and UX practitioners are commonly guilty of creating disruptions along the way. In my experience, the most successful user experiences are defined at the overlap of business goals/objectives and user wants/needs. Leaning in one direction or the other is suboptimal. Enchantment sometimes fits perfectly in that overlap but its not as often as we might like to believe. Just ask your users :) I totally agree…when enchantment is what the user wants or needs. In many other cases the best user experiences are invisible. The people we design for are often delighted by simply accomplishing their intended goals. We as designers and UX practitioners are commonly guilty of creating disruptions along the way. In my experience, the most successful user experiences are defined at the overlap of business goals/objectives and user wants/needs. Leaning in one direction or the other is suboptimal. Enchantment sometimes fits perfectly in that overlap but its not as often as we might like to believe. Just ask your users :)

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