Usability and Aesthetic

Das hier ist ein netter Artikel fürs Wochenende: Website aesthetics - what has it got to do with usability?

...results imply people aren't able to distinguish usable and less usable objects, believing the aesthetically pleasing ones to be most usable [...] It's believed the main reason for this effect on peoples' judgements is what's known as a “halo effect”. This is where the aesthetic aspect of the design directly influences the perception of other aspects.

Ein ganz guter Artikel. Der Unterschied zwischen Design und Ästhetik ist nicht zu unterschätzen. Bei Ästhetik geht es um Harmonie, bei Design um Formgebung.