June 23rd, 2006

How we make sense of what we see

by Joshua Porter  |   1 Comment  |  shortlink: http://bokardo.com/p/417

Question from Me: Why do you think that usability and visual design aren’t often associated with each other?

Part of the answer from Luke Wroblewski

“Well Curt Cloninger once wrote that usability experts are from Mars and graphic designers are from Venus, so it could be that. But truthfully, I think it stems from the fact that many people aren’t versed in what determines how we make sense of what we see.

Luke is one of the few people trying to crack this nut. I think, for the sake of design in general, that the bridge between usability and visual design has to be made. Instead of arguing all the time, we need to come up with a common, shared language that we can use to communicate.

Much more here: Where Visual Design Meets Usability – An Interview with Luke Wroblewski, Part I

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1.  Nudecybot 7:03pm, Thu 29th, 2006

So true. Phillip K. Dick said “comprehension follows perception.” I think a lot of us generate information of potential value and then fall down on the presentation aspect. Making information efficient to digest can make all the difference in getting your point across. Which leads me to believe I need to write fewer words in my blog postings and draw more pictures ;)

Great site BTW.