Pretty = Usable

Far from being in conflict, it turns out that "pretty" and "usable" are the siamese twins of good usability. Research continues to prove that attractive things are, literally, easier to use. How is that possible? Well, it all comes down to emotion and the brain...


Designers (and users) have intuitively known for centuries that if it's "gorgeous", "inviting", or "fun", it just seems to work