Comments on: Google’s Design Principles http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/04/28/googles-design-principles/ Improving the human experience one day at a time Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:53:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Sainsbury http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/04/28/googles-design-principles/comment-page-1/#comment-1498 Chris Sainsbury Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:50:48 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=157#comment-1498 I think 'every millisecond counts' is also relevant when it comes to user cognition as well as page loading speed. When designing interfaces it's often tempting to compromise ideas due to business, technical or artictic pressures - choosing one interface widget rather than another, for example. I like 'every millisecond counts' because it empahsises the fact that we should think very carefully before compromising when it comes to ease of use - the user's ability to understand the form or app as quickly as possible should be paramount. Even if it only saves the user a millisecond, it's still worth doing and will make them enjoy the product more. I think ‘every millisecond counts’ is also relevant when it comes to user cognition as well as page loading speed.

When designing interfaces it’s often tempting to compromise ideas due to business, technical or artictic pressures – choosing one interface widget rather than another, for example.

I like ‘every millisecond counts’ because it empahsises the fact that we should think very carefully before compromising when it comes to ease of use – the user’s ability to understand the form or app as quickly as possible should be paramount.

Even if it only saves the user a millisecond, it’s still worth doing and will make them enjoy the product more.

]]> By: Pinny http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/04/28/googles-design-principles/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Pinny Thu, 01 May 2008 21:20:56 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=157#comment-764 I think you hit it right on the head the ideas are clear and very important for anyone out there thinking of the customer 1st I think you hit it right on the head

the ideas are clear and very important for anyone out there thinking of the customer 1st

]]> By: whitney http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/04/28/googles-design-principles/comment-page-1/#comment-744 whitney Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:47:47 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=157#comment-744 <a href="http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/04/googles-design-principles/#comment-743" class="comment_link" rel="nofollow">Christina</a>, you're right, I was making a big leap with #2. I was trying to swing the pendulum in the other direction to find where values end and design principles begin. "Every pixel has a job to do" certainly sounds like a design principle, but it's pretty vague and could be interpreted differently by different teams. Is that the point or should design principles be more directional? How concrete is too concrete that it's no longer a principle but a rule? Christina, you’re right, I was making a big leap with #2. I was trying to swing the pendulum in the other direction to find where values end and design principles begin.

“Every pixel has a job to do” certainly sounds like a design principle, but it’s pretty vague and could be interpreted differently by different teams. Is that the point or should design principles be more directional? How concrete is too concrete that it’s no longer a principle but a rule?

]]> By: christina http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/04/28/googles-design-principles/comment-page-1/#comment-743 christina Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:54:02 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=157#comment-743 There is a big difference between every millisecond counts and each page must load in under one second. At Yahoo search we said "every pixel has a job to do" to express similar obsessiveness with utility and speed. Once you reach one second you can rest, but if you are always striving to be faster/lighter you question every design element, and your job is never done. There is a big difference between every millisecond counts and each page must load in under one second. At Yahoo search we said “every pixel has a job to do” to express similar obsessiveness with utility and speed. Once you reach one second you can rest, but if you are always striving to be faster/lighter you question every design element, and your job is never done.

]]> By: Brad Wright http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/04/28/googles-design-principles/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Brad Wright Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:46:17 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=157#comment-736 "Allow for universal accessibility" isn't likely to be something Google will publicly say, as their own products fall somewhat short of the bar with regards to technical accessibility. It's definitely a noble and necessary thing to strive for for the rest of us, however. “Allow for universal accessibility” isn’t likely to be something Google will publicly say, as their own products fall somewhat short of the bar with regards to technical accessibility. It’s definitely a noble and necessary thing to strive for for the rest of us, however.

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