Friday, March 12, 2004

SocialDynamX UXP form follows Emotion I use to work at Frog and one thing I think Hartmut would say is that Form follows Emotion.  In our work on SmartManila we try hard to theme the experience. It may seem silly to some but the emotional bond is formed better by invoking more of the senses as possible. When people ask me what our competitive advantage is I only have jokingly say that our buffalo goes like this, and with my hands imitate the animation of the buffalo running across the Userland scene. The Guardian: Emotional about design. The sequel, Emotional Design, is based on the idea that there are three levels at play in design: visceral, behavioural, and reflective. It's still true that, on a rational level, products should be functional, but now he explains why they should be beautiful and have an emotional impact as well. [Tomalak's Realm] 1:03:04 PM    comment []