The redesign of Gmail in 2011 opted for cleanliness and minimalism, but the lack of affordance in buttons raised usability concerns.
The fluidity of a form is like the slope of a staircase: steady, predictable and without surprises that cause the user to fall off.
I recently had to replace my car radio. When I was looking for a model, I simply needed a radio that could connect my iPod via USB or mini jack. I visited a specialised shop in my neighbourhood and was offered a model that seemed to meet all my needs, and that same afternoon I had it installed and [...]
About a year ago, I was waiting for someone in Plaza Cataluña in Barcelona on a weekday afternoon. While I was killing time browsing through a book, a tourist with a “backpacker” look and eyes sunken in dark circles under my eyes, he said to me in English with a totally yankee accent: “Excuse [...]
Friday night, 4 o'clock in the morning, I am woken up by the screams of my little daughter who, like every night, demands her nightly food supplement (due to her age it is no longer her turn, but the girl is hungry), but something has changed... the environment is unfamiliar to me. I'm not at home, I'm spending [...]