More Notes on Notes

I don’t think these dynamic default.png files are a good idea in the first place. I fully realize that the user’s perception of performance is often more important than actual measured-by-a-stopwatch performance, but in the case of dynamic default.png files, I think it goes too far. It is frustrating to see a complete UI that looks usable but isn’t. Dynamic default.png files make application launch times look faster, but they don’t make them feel faster. I feel like a dolt every time I get tricked into uselessly tapping UI elements on a default.png screen.

John Gruber doesn’t talk about UI as much as he used to, which is a pity because he’s usually on target, and has a large audience of developers under his influence.

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Chris Clark is an interaction designer in Vancouver, BC. Chris hits the Twitter like Sonny hits trees, and rumor has it he likes Piña Coladas and getting caught in the rain.

This link and the associated commentary were first published here on November 7, 2008.