Make something people want to integrate into their lives

“Interface design isn’t only about making a device or application look attractive… it’s about making an appropriately pleasing application or device that people find useful and usable and want to integrate into their lives.” – Designing for Interaction by Dan Saffer

If you don’t already have it, be sure to get Dan’s book Designing for Interaction.

1. Interaction design finds ways to better connect people
2. We need to build products that bring joy and excitement to people’s lives
3. It’s not good enough to just be usable. Design has to fit into peoples’ lives.
4. UX designers improve people’s lives by making experiences better
5. Design’s true purpose is to improve people’s lives