[LAU] An appeal to famous artists?

[Fons Adriaensen]

On Thu, Aug 04, 2011 at 10:59:57AM +0100, James Morris wrote:

> > Do you think usability architects focus on just usability? No, they
> > study every-fucking-thing that is even remotely related to human
> > beings and the world around us: art, architecture. physics etc.
> 
> Well let's all hail the new saviours! My, how big their brains must be!

LOL. 'Usability architects' ? Is that what they call themselves today ?
The bright types that decide that every application should have 'File',
'Edit' and 'View' menus even if that doesn't make any sense ? The ones
who proclaim that inconsistencies and broken abstractions from popular
apps should be copied into new ones because people like them ? Looks
more like failed marketeers to me - those too do watch trends and
fashion and base their 'thruth' on them.

Anyway, any mildly intelligent person will have some attention to what
happens in art, science, politics and social trends. You don't need to
be a 'usability architect' to do that. And not all developers are nerds. 

Ciao,

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FA