Comments on: Sexy Software http://dougcornelius.com/2007/12/sexy-software/ The personal side of Doug Cornelius Tue, 01 May 2012 10:59:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stephen Collins http://dougcornelius.com/2007/12/sexy-software/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Stephen Collins Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:03:00 +0000 http://dougcornelius.com/2007/12/sexy-software/#comment-441 Doug, I think your four criteria are pretty much exactly what I propose - a strongly user centered approach to interface design, no matter what it's sitting on top of.<br/><br/>I think an app that fulfills each of reliable, easy on the eyes, useful and personable is <em>very</em> sexy. And even if it's your HR or financials toolset, likely to be <em>great for the end users</em>.<br/><br/>After all, aren't the end users who software is for? We shouldn't marginalise them through bad interface design. Doug, I think your four criteria are pretty much exactly what I propose – a strongly user centered approach to interface design, no matter what it’s sitting on top of.

I think an app that fulfills each of reliable, easy on the eyes, useful and personable is very sexy. And even if it’s your HR or financials toolset, likely to be great for the end users.

After all, aren’t the end users who software is for? We shouldn’t marginalise them through bad interface design.

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