I'd say that this design is quite engineer-driven. It seems, their design is 'ju... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		jakobsassen on Feb 9, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Maps & Label Readability - Part 3 I'd say that this design is quite engineer-driven. It seems, their design is 'just' applied knowledge about perception.

44loops on Feb 9, 2011 [–]

A common complaint is that Google is engineer-driven rather than design driven. Some very impressive counter-evidence in the article.

jakobsassen on Feb 9, 2011 | [–]

What I meant was a scientific approach to design rather than just designing what looks good. But than again every good interface designer should take that approach.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact