How To Learn Consumer Software
Like physical product designers, software product designers know their design will be more successful if people can figure it out without resorting to a manual
For someone to figure out software, the operation must be consistent with their experience and follow the same rules & principles
- Consistent interface
- Standard metaphors
- Features conveyed by analogies
- Full complement of basic features
- Intuitively consistent
- Rational defaults
Expect to figure out consumer software on your own