Monday, November 28, 2005

Convergence catch-22

Simplicity vs. convergence - a catch 22 ...

"Donald Norman in his “ask Don” postings:

Today simplicity, tomorrow convenience. Tomorrow convenience, the next day simplicity.
Jack of all trades, master of none. Certainly this is no new topic- combining gadgets and gizmos into one ubiquitous swiss army device that will allow us to always have the right tool at our finger tips. But when it comes to designing an interface, is this a catch-22 that will always swing like (as Donald implies) a pendulum?"   continued ...   (Via MNteractive)

Swiss Army Knife. - User Interface Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics

Swiss Army Knife.

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