Session tled by Ruby developer Steve Bristol — What is the role of a UI?

• The goal is communication
• Intuitive/Expected/Easy
• Works for different users (novice/advanced)
• Built with empathy
• Makes users feel good
• Is simple

Crap Code + Good UI = Good App but Good Code + Crap UI = Crap App

Usability testing will really, really piss you off, but it will build empathy with the user.

Discussion about Facebook vs. MySpace — as a UI case study.

We discussed a need to distinguish between design and UI.

Visual factors vs. interaction factors

A cross post from diversity.net.nz