Interfaces

Interfaces should be compelling, and generally, intuitive.

I just saw an example of how not to do it – http://www.hasrimy.com/ – I draw your attention to the top right corner of the screen.

If you have to have something to explain a fundamental part of your interface – “scroll right for more” – it sort of says something about your interface. In particular it says, “I tried to be different but I’m so different, I have to tell you how to use me.”

It doesn’t, as a result, say “I’m easy to use.” and definitely doesn’t say, “I’m innovative.”

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2 Responses to Interfaces

  1. Nao says:

    Yes… Intuitive is the word.

    Wow, that website… BEST SITEZ EVAHZ!!!!!!!!11one

    And indeed it took me about 10 seconds to notice the horizontal scrollbar.
    Generally, a user won’t spend more than 10 seconds on a website if it has so little content.

  2. Arantor says:

    I didn’t even notice the scrollbar until I saw the comment in the top right.

    I should point out someone was directing me to the site to demonstrate how such a layout is actually effective, after they were asking me how to make a mouse scrollwheel scroll left/right… to which I refused, since to me that’s like asking a pencil how to write in ink.