Make it Sexy!
Trend: Make it sexy!
Okay, a slight departure from trends in user interface design, but nevertheless a trend. The business types (who shall remain conspicuously unidentified) have latched onto the ridiculously misapplied phrase “make it sexy” in reference to designing a good interface.
I want to be very clear: software user interfaces for websites and applications are NOT sexy. They may be stylish, trendy, timely, clean, utilitarian… but NOT sexy!
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Russell Wilson
Aug 31, 2009
7:42 pm
P.S. I have just been told that the “make it sexy” phrase when used in this context can produce a horrible condition in some people called “vomit in mouth” syndrome…
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Allan
Sep 1, 2009
10:08 am
I don’t know what “make it sexy” means exactly. My interpretation is that it means that the user derives some entertainment value from the UI beyond its core functionality. I’m guessing things like gleaming animations and “eye candy.” To me, this is expensive to do and does little to advance business value, rarely being justified except in rare circumstances.
Austin Govella
Sep 1, 2009
10:52 am
If your interfaces can’t be sexy, then maybe you’re doing it wrong. :-p
Russell Wilson
Sep 1, 2009
11:14 am
@Allan:
From princeton.edu — definition of “sexy”:
Adjective
S: (adj) sexy (marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest) “feeling sexy”; “sexy clothes”; “sexy poses”; “a sexy book”; “sexy jokes”
S: (adj) aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal, sexy (exciting sexual desire)
@Austin:
You’re right — I must be doing something wrong if I can’t sexually arouse users of the business apps I design! :-)
farmerchris
Sep 1, 2009
5:53 pm
Russ, see rule 34: http://xkcd.com/305
If you can think of it, some one out there likes it a little too much. Act quickly, and you could capitalize on it too!