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taco 'bout it
taco 'bout itJul 1, 2026
my month in hell
note: this was written and published on my old blog, originally on 7/7/2023 I never have and never will be big on social media. I don't really have that look, that joke hit rate, or that charisma. But I finally found a comfy little section to live in. Until it was burned down. For the...
blueskybsky
Maffe.is
Maffe.isApr 5, 2018
Complexity Bias: Why We Prefer Complicated to Simple
Complexity bias is a logical fallacy that leads us to give undue credence to complex concepts. Faced with two competing hypotheses, we are likely to choose the most complex one. That’s usually the option with the most assumptions and regressions. As a result, when we need to solve a problem, we may ignore simple solutions — thinking “that will never work” — and instead favor complex ones. To understand complexity bias, we need first to establish the meaning of three key terms associated with it: complexity, simplicity, and chaos.
interactionphilosophy
Maffe.is
Maffe.isNov 10, 2017
The world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps
Nice video from Vox and 99% Invisible’s Roman Mars about biomimicry.
designinteraction
Maffe.is
Maffe.isNov 3, 2016
Wherefore art thou Macintosh?
The key to the Mac therefore becomes that which the iPad/iPhone isn’t: an indirect input device. The keyboard and mouse/trackpad are what define the Mac. The operating system, the apps, the UX, are all oriented around the indirect input method. The iPhone’s capacitive touch brought about the direct input method, a third pivot in input methods (first was mouse, second trackpad/scroll wheel). Each pivot launched a new set of platforms and the Mac is the legacy of the second. (…) The touchbar coupled to the other two inputs is a totally new way to interact with computing products. It’s not an “easy” interface as it’s not direct manipulation. It remains indirect, a defining characteristic of the second wave. Indirect inputs are powerful and lend themselves to muscle memory with practice. This is the way professional users become productive. The same way keyboard shortcuts are hard to learn but pay off with productivity, touchbar interactions are fiddly but will pay off with a two-handed interaction model. They are not something you “get” right away. They require practice and persistence for a delayed payoff. But, again, that effort is what professionals are accustomed to investing.
appleinteraction
Maffe.is
Maffe.isAug 10, 2016
Is this my interface or yours?
Why do products sometimes label things as my stuff, and sometimes label things as your stuff?
designinteraction
Maffe.is
Maffe.isFeb 9, 2016
The Secret UX Issues That Will Make (Or Break) Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars went viral again recently, when Tesla dropped a $2,500 software update on its customers that promised a new “autopilot” feature. The videos are fascinating to watch, mostly because of what’s not happening. There’s one, titled “Tesla Autopilot tried to kill me!” where a guy drives with his hands off the wheel for the first time. He hasn’t replaced driving with, say, watching a movie or relaxing—instead, he’s replaced the stress of driving with something worse. (…) Somewhere in between where we stand now, annoyed at how much time we waste sitting in traffic, and the future, where we’re driven around by robots, there will be hundreds of new cars. Their success doesn’t simply depend on engineering. The success depends on whether we, the people, understand what some new button in our brand-new car can do. Can we guess how to use it, even if we’ve never used it before? Do we trust it? Getting this right isn’t about getting the technology right—the technology exists, as the Tesla example proved so horribly. The greater challenge lies in making these technologies into something we understand—and want to use.
cardesign
Maffe.is
Maffe.isNov 2, 2015
3D Touch: Enhancement, Not Requirement
Although the actual implementation of the 3D Touch is somewhat problematic, the approach taken to the functionality assigned to this feature is the correct one: 3D Touch should be an enhancement to the user experience, not a requirement to achieving a user task. Indeed, so far, all the functionality provided by 3D Touch, whether in quick actions or peek-and-pop mode, is redundant: users who don’t have the latest iPhone or have trouble with the 3D Touch can still do their tasks without using it and achieve the same kinds of actions, albeit in a more roundabout way. This redundancy is the right solution to the problems that gestures pose: lack of affordance and memorability, as well as difficulty in performing them.
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