Jeff Benjamin from Crispin, Porter + Bogusky asked me the other day what my interaction design philosophy was in a phone interview. I totally dodged the question, I didn’t know anybody could have a philosophy for interaction design. Hell, I’m still not exactly sure what all interaction design is.
I figured this is probably something I should think about. After a bit of searching I found Chad Vavra’s Philosophy. I like it, and it lead me to come up with my own:
“Complexity, born out of straightforward technology, creates meaningful connections between the human mind and the technological brain. Users and their technology are melded together as the later becomes aware of the formers expectations, desires, and necessities.”
I think defining or philosophizing about ID is a bit cliche among digital people. That is to say, how do we come up with something unique or innovative and not just come back to simplicity? It seems to me that when talking about digital assets we always come back with simplicity being the shoe that fits best. Clearly I think this comes from people with little knowledge & desire to explore technologies and become comfortable. Eventually we can throw the simplicity model out the window. Probably not until all the oldies are dead and we only have the generations who grew up with this stuff. But until then - SIMPLICITY I guess.