[IxDA Discuss] Affordances in interface design

[Cecily Walker]

On 3/6/07, jackbellis.com <jackbellis at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I notice you said that new users complained of confusion, but you didn't
> substantiate this feedback relative to the distinction you're asking about.
> That is, do they not relate to the field labels, the order, the arrangement,
> the aesthetic, the form factor, the color, the pagination, the
> interaction...?

All of the above, but primarily it is the order, arrangement, and
aesthetic.  And while skinnability is relatively easy to do on the web
(in my past experience), it is less easy to do in desktop software.
>From my research, our users are interested in customization only as it
relates to their workflow, not to information design/presentation.

- Cecily