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Functional Interactive Design

Your session in a few words: 
Truly beautiful design serves function. Discussion of the principles of functional design
Date: 
September 4, 2009 - 09:00 - 09:45
Room: 
David Weill
Track: 
User experience and design
Session Type: 
Lecture
Level of expertise: 
Beginner
Tags: 
design
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function
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beauty
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user experience
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interaction design
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module development
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information architecture
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favorite-of-the-king
Language: 
English

Ever walk up to a door and pull on the handle, only to discover the door is push-only? Do you really know how to operate your clock-radio? Doors may be pretty, clocks may look cool, but when we have to actually use them, the measure of their design changes.

Same with websites. A website may be pretty at first blush, but can you find what you're looking for? Can you do what you want to do? Can you even figure out what you're supposed to do?

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