Functional objects should also be beautiful and delightful

“Why shouldn’t our functional objects–our everyday kitchen gadgets and social websites–also be beautiful and delightful in playful, unexpected, inventive and illuminating ways?” – Matt Webb

This quote is from Matt’s talking points in his presentation “Scope.”

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1. User experience is the summation of considerations across UX disciplines
2. Necessary and useful design should be beautiful
3. Designs should be informed, but not solely determined by user experience data.
4. Good design requires a deep reverence for the love of life
5. Design is a “whole brain” process