Lumifer comments on (Rational) website design and cognitive aesthetics generally- why no uptake? - Less Wrong

1 Post author: TimothyScriven 23 July 2015 05:32AM

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Comment author: Lumifer 23 July 2015 02:40:52PM 2 points [-]

"Effective" at what? Most websites aren't terribly concerned with aesthetic nuances -- they're concerned with things like monetization, channeling users into specific behaviours, avoiding user confusion, etc.

User interaction / interface design / usability / human-computer interface / etc. is a thriving field.