Comments on: “Simply Google” – emphasis on the sarcastic use of quotes! http://blog.forgreatjustice.net/2006/04/12/simply-google-emphasis-on-the-sarcastic-use-of-quotes/ this is an occaisionablog Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:49:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: nabeel hyatt http://blog.forgreatjustice.net/2006/04/12/simply-google-emphasis-on-the-sarcastic-use-of-quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 nabeel hyatt Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:44:55 +0000 http://blog.forgreatjustice.net/2006/04/12/simply-google-emphasis-on-the-sarcastic-use-of-quotes/#comment-1291 design is, at it's heart, about making choices for the user. this might sound totalitarian, but that's clearly what it is. we know the full raft of every single feature, but to display all of this in the same heirarchy, in the same density, is to require an expertly trained eye (think about the cockpit of an airplane). google may be an extreme example, but it is indeed a valuable one. from the headline of a newspaper to the layout of a webpage, designers make important decisions not just about how important information is, but whether it should be shown at all. design is, at it’s heart, about making choices for the user. this might sound totalitarian, but that’s clearly what it is.

we know the full raft of every single feature, but to display all of this in the same heirarchy, in the same density, is to require an expertly trained eye (think about the cockpit of an airplane).

google may be an extreme example, but it is indeed a valuable one. from the headline of a newspaper to the layout of a webpage, designers make important decisions not just about how important information is, but whether it should be shown at all.

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