Hcid 2012 Keynote

The Trouble With Originality Lessons from the art underworld "

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‘Rembrandt  was  one  of  those  ar6sts  who  con$nually  took  what  he  wanted  from  other  ar$sts  to  use  for  his  own  ends.  So  thoroughly  did  he  absorb  mo6fs  from  his  sources  that  when  we  see  him  quo6ng  from  another’s  work,  unless  we  are  as  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  originals  he  was,  we  simply  take  it  for  his  own  inven$on.’    

-­‐  Hebborn  

What does thismean in design?"

Space  of  all  solu6ons  

Good  

Original  

Success  –  solved  the  problem   Failure  –  designs  that  don’t  solve  the  problem  

Mobile  menu  design,  2006  

Good  Original  

Success  –  solved  the  problem   Failure  –  designs  that  don’t  solve  the  problem  

Website  form  design,  2012  

Good   Original  

Success  –  solved  the  problem   Failure  –  designs  that  don’t  solve  the  problem  

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How does this relate to UI Design?"

Final thoughts"

‘The immature artist imitates. The mature artist steals’. – Lionel Trilling"

‘Good Artists Borrow, Great Artists Steal’. – Picasso?"

‘Good Artists Borrow, Great Artists Steal’. – Steve Jobs"

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