Limitation and Inspiration
Usability is always achieved within a variety of constraints ...
"For every project a designer embarks upon, there's a part of the process where the constraints are defined. It has to fit inside a car trunk, it can't be wireless, or the marketing team has found that fuchsia just won't work this season. Often these limitations can be frustrating, but a good designer can see it as an inspiration, not just something to work around.
Next time you're presented with a set of design requirements that seem absurd or just plain annoying, try to face them with enthusiasm. This is an opportunity to simplify your design, or to create a clever mechanism that has an exceptional wow factor to it. You don't have to feel like it's compromising your design, but rather presents you with a well-defined space within which to create." continued ... (Via IDFuel)
"For every project a designer embarks upon, there's a part of the process where the constraints are defined. It has to fit inside a car trunk, it can't be wireless, or the marketing team has found that fuchsia just won't work this season. Often these limitations can be frustrating, but a good designer can see it as an inspiration, not just something to work around.
Next time you're presented with a set of design requirements that seem absurd or just plain annoying, try to face them with enthusiasm. This is an opportunity to simplify your design, or to create a clever mechanism that has an exceptional wow factor to it. You don't have to feel like it's compromising your design, but rather presents you with a well-defined space within which to create." continued ... (Via IDFuel)
Usability limitations change over time.
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