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23 Jan 08

Users will learn your application faster if the interface looks and behaves like
applications they’re already familiar with.
Aqua is the overall appearance and behavior of Mac OS X. Aqua defines the
standard appearance of specific user interface components such as windows,
menus, and controls, and is also characterized by the anti-aliased appearance of
text and graphics, shadowing, transparency, and careful use of color. Aqua
delivers standardized consistent behaviors and promotes clear communication of
status through animated notifications, visual effects, and more. Designing for
Aqua compliance will ensure you provide the best possible user experience for
your customers.

02 Mar 06

When someone is asking for an intuitive interface, what they are really asking for is an interface that they, themselves, can intuit easily. They are really saying, “I want something I find intuitive.”
To answer that question, we first have to look at how people understand the design in the first place. To do that, we need to look at the design’s knowledge space.
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- Users can complete their objective when current knowledge equals target knowledge. There are two ways this can happen.
- Working with users in the middle of several of the most important clusters gives design teams a nice place to start. (Using these clusters can help design teams determine