THE BEST INTERFACES seem to translate intent into action instantly—a touch and it’s done. Slicing moments and carving microseconds might not seem like a big deal, but those moments add up. Crucially, that efficiency imbues your interface with free-flowing zen. “It’s funny that saving one second, or a tap, or a moment’s thought actually matters, but it does,” writes designer John McWade. “It makes the device transparent; it becomes less a machine and more an extension of the mind and hand. Just kind of wish, whoosh, and stuff happens, like it’s alive, almost like it’s breathing” (http://bkaprt.com/dft/03-01/).
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