Re: world of gnome..

[Luc Pionchon <pionchon luc gmail com>]

On 18 October 2012 02:50, Matthias Clasen <matthias clasen gmail com> wrote:

Yes, worldofgnome is fantastic in the amount of very positive GNOME
posts they get out every day.

Sometimes, it goes a little overboard though, when early research
screenshots get blown out as the latest design,

A solution at the source would be to not make early research look like its done.

This is a recurring situation in GUI design, when people present early research with all the little shadows, gradients and glares. People understand it is done. So such articles and interpretations are logical.

A more concerning aspect in making research look like its done, is that it prevents people to focus on what really matters. It's like showing a house with all the wallpapers, grandmother's portrait and lights on, when the discussion is about the internal structure of the building. Then the discussions focus on the color of the wallpaper rather than on the size of the beams.

The temptation to polish early sketches, and make them look like its done, is understandable, it certainly gives a strong feeling of achievement. Though it shifts the focus and hinder more in depth reviews.

There is an excellent article on the subject from "Creating Passionate Users", that can be summarised as:
- Don't make the Demo look Done
- How 'done' something looks should match how 'done' something is.
- The better it looks, the more narrow the feedback

http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/12/dont_make_the_d.html




 

within hours of being
added to the wiki [1]. Can we maybe come to some form of understanding
about asking first before interpreting stuff as the latest and
greatest design?

[1] http://worldofgnome.org/text-handling-under-gnome-os/

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