“Form follows function-that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.”
—Frank Lloyd Wright (LukeW: Interface Design Quotes)
Form AND Function is the key. So many web designers get caught up in building a beautiful form, and the developers get caught up in the raw functionality (many Google apps). The real goal is to create web applications that have BOTH form AND function. Both are critical in building a successful application that is usable by millions of people.
As a side note, there is a great section in Built to Last on how great (”visionary”) companies embrace this “Genius of the AND” instead of bowing to the “Tyranny of the OR.” More on this to come…
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