Today’s web metaphor
Monday, July 30th, 2007When I see a piano player in concert, I hope he or she isn’t thinking about what I want to hear. I hope the pianist is thinking about making great music. Web site design is like playing the piano: The designer/developer needs to ask the client what kind of music they want to make. Taking it a step further and incorporating UCD principles means that they also have to consider what the audience wants to hear as well.
The challenge of intelligent visual and functional design is to balance business needs with consumer needs. And if it’s an interface, it has to be functional and look nice, too. I’d like to pose the question: How many projects have you been involved in that take all of these factors into consideration?
