[IxDA Discuss] Usability is more than...

[Jeff Seager]

Todd R. asked: "For those who include satisfaction under usability,
is there anything you include beyond usability in determining whether
a design is 'good' or is usability a synonym for good design?"

I include accessibility, and in web design I include various
considerations related to standards compliance and portability to
platforms other than a desktop monitor. I call that "extensibility"
... so I try to imagine how a product
will sustain its usability over time, and not just in the use cases
I've anticipated. Usability is a very good indicator of good design,
but for me it's not entirely synonymous.

These words haunt and inspire me:
"When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think
only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the
solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong."
R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983)

And while I'm thinking of it, I have to say that you folks ask the
best questions and offer the best answers of any online group I've
ever been a part of. Thanks for that!


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