“Ease of use isn’t the only measure of a positive user experience; pleasurably is just as important. Something can be dead simple, but if it’s outrageously boring or cold it can feel harder to get through. Designs should have flourishes of warmth, kindness, whimsy, richness, seduction, wit — anything that incites passion and makes the person feel engaged and energized.” – Whitney Hess
This quote is from Whitney’s fabulous article “So you wanna be a user experience designer — Step 2: Guiding Principles”. Check it out – it’s full of great insights and inspiration!
“More important than knowing all about the people we design for, we should have a deep understanding of the specific activity we’re supporting with our design… The most important question we can ask is not ‘who is using your software?’ but ‘what are people using your software doing?’.” – Designing for the Social Web by Joshua Porter
Purchase Designing for the Social Web for more insights from Joshua Porter.
“Like the perfect score to a film, a good user experience is unobtrusive and transparent to the consumer because ‘it just works.’” – Jeffrey Olson
This quote is from Jeff’s article “5 Universal Principles For Successful eCommerce-Sites”
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“It’s not ‘user’ experience, it’s ‘people’ or ‘customer’ experience. The term ‘user’ can be a barrier to good design.” – Sarah Hanley
This quote is from Sarah’s submission to Johnny Holland’s #uxtip contest, collected via Twitter.
“A good user experience isn’t neccessarily that far removed from a poor user experience. It can be small, subtle differences that can have a huge impact.” – Nathanael Boehm
This quote is from Nathanael’s article “A good user experience can be subtle.”
“The process of design starts with exploration, but ends with refinement. The best designers carefully move from one to the other, making sure they spend enough time exploring before locking themselves into a design approach.” – Jared Spool
Read more in Jared’s article “Exploring Options and Making Decisions.”
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