I just read an article by Jared M. Spool titled "What Makes a Design Seem 'Intuitive,'" (http://www.uie.com/articles/design_intuitive/). Thought it might help flesh out this discussion about "intuitive" interfaces.
Also, from dictionary.reference.com: * Intuitive: perceiving by intuition, as a person or the mind. * Intuition: direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension * Explicit: fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal: explicit instructions; an explicit act of violence; explicit language. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/explicit) Thanks, Raymond Simmons Neon Sky Creative Media, Inc. ---- "Merrill wrote: > Wow. I think you're over-thinking things, or at least taking my comments too > literally. :) You know what I meant. > > > Jason Merrill > > Bank of America Global Learning > Learning & Performance Soluions > > Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our > Instructional Technology Design Blog > (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Dave Watts > Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 3:06 PM > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] and now..CLIENT now hates Flash > > > In my head, "intuitive" does in fact mean "easier to use" and > > "approachable". I haven't seen the Droid's implementation though... > > maybe it's better. > > But this ease of use doesn't come from intuition, it comes from > learned experience with other things. If I took a Droid and an iPhone > to my father-in-law, he'd be equally perplexed by both. And for him to > zoom in on a browser page, he'd need to know to double-tap on the > Droid, and pinch-to-zoom on the iPhone. Neither is anything he could > infer without prior experience. You don't go double-tapping or > pinching things anywhere else to make them zoom in. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
