i agree that the survey can not be considered relevant where the general population has switched from paper-based media to screen-based media. But I hoped that it could prove a little insight on the effects of habits/recognition over our perception of aesthethics.
yep:) I think linux's -and in general "open source software's"- 'muted' look as you put it, is based on the function-based coder-style architecture of interfaces created by coders. Being a computer programmer myself in the days where interface design was not a very popular concept, to the programmer "what" a program/web site does and "how" it does it, mattered more than how it "looked" when doing it the way it does. [lots of 'it's in here, couldn't stop myself after a point, sorry.]
there are some functions, tasks that the program is designed to accomplish, and people used to release their programs when they were satisfied with the accomplishments. [and then those people invented something called 'skins' but i won't go there]
Nowadays everybody seems to realize the importance of "ergonomy" in user interfaces. Everyone has a definition for the word and they design accordingly but gradually, it seems that a general consensus about it is being achieved over the world.
Linux as a desktop was -and still is- the "geek's toy". You have to know "what is going on in there" to be able to grasp and use your computer effectively (as opposed to the comfort of knowing nothing about computers but, a few minutes after powering up your mac and being able to plug your iPod in or transferring your videos and creating a great video for youtube)
i think KDE is on the right track there. what with their work on their "corporate identity" and guidelines.
"Some years ago somebody did a national survey to determine what the most popular/best font was. They discovered that in each city it was whatever the font of the major local newspaper was."
can you post the link of the survey? I want to learn more about this. thanks.
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i agree that the survey can not be considered relevant where the general population has switched from paper-based media to screen-based media. But I hoped that it could prove a little insight on the effects of habits/recognition over our perception of aesthethics. yep :) I think linux's -and in general "open source software's"- 'muted' look as you put it, is based on the function-based coder-style architecture of interfaces created by coders. Being a computer programmer myself in the days where interface design was not a very popular concept, to the programmer "what" a program/web site does and "how" it does it, mattered more than how it "looked" when doing it the way it does. [lots of 'it's in here, couldn't stop myself after a point, sorry.]
there are some functions, tasks that the program is designed to accomplish, and people used to release their programs when they were satisfied with the accomplishments. [and then those people invented something called 'skins' but i won't go there]
Nowadays everybody seems to realize the importance of "ergonomy" in user interfaces. Everyone has a definition for the word and they design accordingly but gradually, it seems that a general consensus about it is being achieved over the world.
Linux as a desktop was -and still is- the "geek's toy". You have to know "what is going on in there" to be able to grasp and use your computer effectively (as opposed to the comfort of knowing nothing about computers but, a few minutes after powering up your mac and being able to plug your iPod in or transferring your videos and creating a great video for youtube)
i think KDE is on the right track there. what with their work on their "corporate identity" and guidelines.
"Some years ago somebody did a national survey to determine what the most popular/best font was. They discovered that in each city it was whatever the font of the major local newspaper was." can you post the link of the survey? I want to learn more about this. thanks.