Based on over 15 years of experience as a product designer, having worked with Fortune 50 companies and having contributed to numerous successful products, I have reservations about the efficacy of design thinking. Just as there are both proficient and underperforming programmers, the same distinction exists among designers. Is it challenging to discern the difference? Absolutely. However, a process is just that — a process. What truly counts at the end of the day is the final product and the quality of communication throughout its development.
A more suitable comparison might be this: envision yourself at a Michelin-starred restaurant, placing an order, only to have your meal instantly served. This leads to a crucial question: would you prefer to represent the immediacy of a fast-food establishment or the meticulousness of a Michelin-starred restaurant? Ultimately, HCI aims to create solutions that mirror the conceptual models of the real world.
Funny example! I used to work in a place like that, and we could make many plates extremely fast, and sometimes getting a head start from overhearing the clients order while they were still talking to the waiter. And yes, sometimes we would wait a little bit to get the food out, just because it would be weird for the client to get his food instantly.
But apart from that, clients usually appreciated getting their food about twice as fast as they would normally expect. As long as the quality is there, nothing is wrong with speed. And a restaurant is kind of a poor comparison, since cooking is always time dependent, while other goods can be ready for purchase at once.
My point is, context shapes the approach in computer interaction. Certain actions like ordering Uber involve wait and load times, while others don't. Theee is no one-size-fits-all solution. The system should harmonize with the user, bridging the gap between existing conceptual models.
If we go back to the original example. Some hotel booking aggregators still show the fake "Looking for best deals..." popup or screen. The largest aggregator Booking.com doesn't show any such thing, but instead loads the results as fast as it can.
As for disorienting, there are ways to avoid that without slowing the user down - I think in almost every situation or use case.
Robinhood's interface is much better than other financial institutions by far, It's one of the most intuitive interface design unrelated to financial products which makes it very pleasing to use. Robinhood disrupt fintech from every standpoint and we should give them credit for that. It opened the doors and allowed younger generations to invest in the stock market where other players failed terribly to do that. Bad days are happening for them in a terrible timing but I believe they will bounce back, I sure hope they do.
Solid work they both sound exactly the same to me. The Faux Rogan is a slightly faster speaker, so it was pretty easy to differentiate between the two.
$200k as a solo person without kids gets you a fine life even in bay area. If you are a couple making $400k, you can even have kids and still be all right.
