neilkakkar

I've noticed that I'm design-blind. As long as something is functional, and I have an accurate conceptual model of how it works, I can deal with it. The important part (to me) is whether I can do the things I want done without the product getting in the way. For example, Jira does a terrible job of this, by getting in the way.

What I've come to realise is that this is only a small part of the picture. There's a lot more that goes into design: a product helping you build an accurate model, showing you what's possible, getting out of your way, and the emotional positive response because of the sheer attention to detail.

Recently reading Design of Everyday Things, and I _love_ it because it helped me formulate a model of what objectively good design looks like.

I read RefactoringUI as well, and this felt a lot more 'here are some good rule of thumbs to follow'. Awesome, but I feel I'm still fumbling in the dark. I find myself falling back to these because I don't know better.

So, do you have any tips or resources for helping improve design sense?