A completely subjective list of problems with the User Interface of Apple' iOS 7 mobile operating system, based on a quick recap of the fundamental design concepts of Gestalt Laws, affordances, and skeumorphism.
9. Affordance
!
A property of an object, or an
environment, which allows an
individual to perform an action.
action
that is readily perceivable.
Gestalt Laws | Affordances | Skeuomorphism
Source: Wikipedia
12. “Does the user perceive that
clicking on that location is
a meaningful, useful action
to perform?”
Donald Norman
Gestalt Laws | Affordances | Skeuomorphism
Source: http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/affordances_and.html
13. Skeuomorph
!
A derivative object that retains
ornamental design cues to a
structure that were functionally
necessary in the original.
Gestalt Laws | Affordances | Skeuomorphism
Source: Wikipedia
21. “ Does the user perceive that
clicking on that location is a
meaningful, useful action to
perform?”
Donald Norman
Source: http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/affordances_and.html
31. “ Does the user perceive that
clicking on that location is a
meaningful, useful action to
perform?”
Donald Norman
Source: http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/affordances_and.html