Monday, June 7, 2010

Purpose drives design choice

The iPad has already sold over 2 million units in the first few weeks of its launch. Remember the tablet PC? (sorry! maybe you own one).

In comparison to the Microsoft's tablet PC, the iPad has a more focused purpose - that of browsing and viewing therefore it lends itself to a greater design sophistication and excellence. It is the trade off (the choice of not doing some things, of leaving somethings out) that creates the room for greater sophistication in the direction of what you choose to do.

A good design is more likely when the purpose is defined in a simple coherent way.

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