UI vs UX bullshit!

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  • monNom2

    Well I'm going to go the other way on this and say that this is illuminating an issue I've noticed, though it could have been more thought-out in this presentation.

    There seems to be a tendency for "UX" to become too analytical and data driven, and to lose the intuition that gives things personality. The end result is an experience with all the sharp edges polished off, and without any real character... It's the Hollywood blockbuster effect -- Crunch the numbers for what's going to appeal to the greatest group of people and make the most money at the box office, and it loses all of it's heart. Meanwhile you get a talented director making the movie that they want to see, and people cherish it.

    People seem to have forgotten that the 'experience' has to do with the feel of the thing just as much as the way it behaves. But that could be because I really have no idea where UX starts and ends. Does anybody?

    • This for sure in so many cases. Everything needs metrics now to know if it's successful. Sadly the praise from happy users is often overlooked.mg33
    • This fits precisely with what I've experienced and why I'm bitter toward too much interjection from those who just do UI / UX workPonyBoy
    • @monNom I feel too this pic says exactly that: "There seems to be a tendency for "UX" to become too analytical and data driven, and to lose the intuition that"iGin
    • I understand the words beneath the capuccino cup and the iMac are Engineers and Marketers words. Hence they should not dictate the definitioniGin

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