TL;DR The more I take action, the less anxious I feel. I am currently trying to get into a proper design career, and I am finding it terrifying because I am always afraid of doing new things. I like staying on the beaten path and doing things I am familiar with. With new things there is a very good possibility that you end up failing, or worse, looking like a fool. But this year I am trying more and more to go after the things that I find interesting, to try stuff. With this attempt to make a...

The Aesthetic-Usability EffectThere is a principle in design known as the aesthetic-usability effect. In a nutshell, this effect posits a strong correlation in a user's mind between how aesthetically pleasing a product is perceived to be and its functionality. When users encounter a product, they are likely to consider the more aesthetically pleasing products as more functional and easier/better to use. This perception exists regardless of how easy using the product is. For those who work in ...

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