Thread by @IntuitMachine

This is a wonderful talk about design and how to do it right. runemadsen.com/talks/uxcampcp…

I do recommend that you go through the talk before proceeding in this tweet storm.

The conclusion comes out at the very end. It is the same observation that Christopher Alexander employs in this multiple volume series 'The Nature of Order': amazon.com/Nature-Order-P…

The designs that are useful are not the designs that are aesthetically pleasing. Rather the designs that are useful are the designs that have organically grown with the user.

Useful design is the kind that captures the accidental accidents discovered when a user interacts with a system. A system that is useful grows with its user.

It is distressing to see a complete overhaul of user interfaces in the IT industry because designers had discovered a new design language. Users really do not care! Users care with what they are comfortable with and that happens to be with what they are used to doing.

Unfortunately, the way organizations are set up, a person can't make progress in his career without making a major change. So what do designers do? They overhaul the interface so they can claim credit to have actually done something.

But the stark reality about user interface and interaction design is that it evolves out of user necessity like evolution. It adapts to the user who is embedded in the environment. It does not need an intelligent designer to act like a god.

AI-driven user interfaces will be interfaces that morph with the interaction of their users. They would be the ultimate in personalization. They will manifest the interaction patterns of their users. They will be like living companions, iteratively improving their interactions.

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