Cuando tenía 5 años recuerdo la frustración de no saber leer ni escribir. Como hermana menor, para mí era imposible soportar o admitir mi incapacidad frente a mi hermana de 7 y medio que ya se manejaba y en dos idiomas. Ella podía escribirles cartas a mis abuelos de Valdivia y yo no, así de … Continue reading Aquella maravillosa ceguera inicial
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A little complement to the book of forms
So forms are essential for trade and government from a communicational but also organisational point of view. In the past, forms helped develop industry but, as a consequence of this, they contributed to enhance and enlarge (the abhorred) bureaucracy. Many examples of rather new forms can be seen in Schwesinger's book. In addition, in his chapter … Continue reading A little complement to the book of forms
Notes on Schwesinger’s book of forms
Before starting with the form analysis, the author establishes 9 fundamental rules for form designers. These rules are: Learn to love forms Take forms seriously Get to know your users Take your users seriously Learn how providers think Think how providers think Give forms identity and style Leave nothing to chance Do not give users … Continue reading Notes on Schwesinger’s book of forms
Notes on Donald Norman’s book Emotional Design: Why we love (or hate) everyday things
Donal Norman is an academic of cognitive science, computer science, design and usability engineering. His approach to user-centred design in his previous books was focused in usability, trying to figure out, from a scientific perspective, what makes something a good or bad design. He didn’t take emotions into account, only usability and functions from a … Continue reading Notes on Donald Norman’s book Emotional Design: Why we love (or hate) everyday things
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