IxD Foundations by David Malouf
A good article about an attempt to define the parameters of Interaction Design.
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/foundations-of
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JMLS (or John Maeda’s Laws of Simplicity)
1st Law
“A complex system of many functions can be simplified by carefully grouping related functions.”
2nd Law
“The positive emotional response derived from a simplicity experience has less to do with utility, and more to do with saving time.”
3rd Law
“When the richness of an experience is increased in a manner that facilitates the perception of the overall intent, by all means don’t skimp. Add more!”
4th Law
“The more you know about something beforehand, the simpler it will ultimately be perceived.”
5th Law
“A material’s failure to comply to a specific application provides indication that its more natural usage lies elsewhere.”
6th Law
“In order to ‘feel’, you gotta have noise. Too much noise, and all you’ve got is noise.”*
7th Law
“The more care, attention, and effort applied to that which is less, the more it shall be perceived as more than it really is.”
8th Law
Recognize not only the absolute laws of the physical universe as important constraints, but also the artificial laws as of equal importance when striving for simplicity.”*
*Excuse me, but huh?
Massive Interaction Design link
Finally, a website where some IDesign guru/pundit/jedi has posted extremely relevant material for aspiring IDesigners. Found the link reading my Designing Interactions book.
Click here: http://www.asktog.com/menus
About Tog:
Bruce “Tog” Tognazzini is a principal with the Nielsen Norman Group, the “dream team” firm specializing in human-computer interaction. Tog was lead designer at WebMD, the super-vertical start-up founded in February, 1996 by Jim Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics and Netscape. Before that, Tog was Distinguished Engineer for Strategic Technology at Sun Microsystems. During his 14 years at Apple Computer, he founded the Apple Human Interface Group and acted as Apple’s Human Interface Evangelist. Tog has published two books, Tog on Interface and Tog on Software Design, both from Addison Wesley, and is currently publishing the free webzine, “AskTog.”
