1. Usually, this sort of measurement can be quite elusive because it can rarely be reduced to a quantifiable factor alone.
通常这种测试很难定义,因为它很少能简化至可量化的程度。

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2. Visceral design is actually about designing for affect—that is, eliciting the appropriate psychological or emotional response for a particular context—rather than for aesthetics alone.
本能设计实际上也是为情感设计——在特定情境下引起人们心理和感情上的反应——而不只是美观设计。

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3. ,” visual interface design capitalizes on it to create meaning that is far richer than the use of words alone.
同样,视觉界面设计也是利用人类的这种本领来创造出的意义,这远远比单纯的采用文字要更丰富。

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4. Instead of using words alone to describe the results of interface functions (or worse, not giving any description at all), use visual elements to show users what the results will be.
不要只用文字描述界面功能的结果(当然更不能一点描述也没有,这样更糟),要用视觉元素向用户展示行为的结果是什么。

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5. The first-time user won’t even notice such artifacts, let alone understand them, because of the subtle way they are shown on the screen.
因为它们在屏幕上微妙的显示方式,第1次使用的新用户不会注意到这些结果,更不必理解它们。

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6. It’s the goal-directed behavior, not the technology alone, that provides the magic.
这是目标导向的行为,而不仅仅是技术,创造了这种魔术性的效果。

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7. Although a transient application can certainly operate alone on your desktop, it usually acts in a supporting role to a sovereign application.
虽然暂时式应用程序可以在你的桌面上单独运行,但它通常是辅助支持独占应用的。

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8. However, keep in mind that prototypes alone are rarely sufficient to communicate underlying patterns, principles, and rationale, which are vital concepts to communicate to programmers.
不过一定要记住,不能只使用原型,因为仅仅用原型是不足以表达底层的模式风格、原则和基本原理,这些都是要和程序交流的很重要的内容。

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9. They are ready for immediate use without his having to reach far, let alone having to get up and walk into the next room.
工具必须在绘画者能顺手拿到的地方,远一点都不行。 如果说要画家站起来到另一个房间取,则更不用说了。

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10. It’s not good enough just to be able to see that the items are different. Keep in mind that a significant portion of the population is color-blind, so color alone is insufficient to distinguish between selections.
仅仅让人能看出项目不同是不够的,必须记住,有相当一部分的人是色盲,所以不能单纯用颜色区分不同选择。

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