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]]> By: Meitar Moscovitz http://www.purecaffeine.com/2009/12/consistency-youre-just-being-obsessive-compulsive/comment-page-1/#comment-3352 Meitar Moscovitz Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:04:02 +0000 http://www.purecaffeine.com/?p=549#comment-3352 Very well explained. I'm sometimes called "annoyingly thorough" but I consider this a compliment. It means I'm not only doing my job correctly, but also that I'm making everything easier for myself and anyone who works with me (or who will pick up the projects I do after I'm no longer working on them). That said, one piece of your post deserves a special call-out: <blockquote>usability experts and user experience designers jump up and down about consistency and [that's] why misalignment of elements on a screen can sometimes rate higher than a mere “cosmetic” defect.</blockquote> This is totally true, but it's also the defining factor between a <em>competent</em> usability expert and a bad one. The good ones know which inconsistencies are worth jumping up and down about, and which aren't. The reality is, 100% consistency is worth <em>striving</em> for, but it's not worth expecting 100% of the time. Anyway, earlier today, I just finished the first draft of the technical angle of this very issue. I think my second draft will now include a link to this post. Very well explained. I’m sometimes called “annoyingly thorough” but I consider this a compliment. It means I’m not only doing my job correctly, but also that I’m making everything easier for myself and anyone who works with me (or who will pick up the projects I do after I’m no longer working on them).

That said, one piece of your post deserves a special call-out:

usability experts and user experience designers jump up and down about consistency and [that's] why misalignment of elements on a screen can sometimes rate higher than a mere “cosmetic” defect.

This is totally true, but it’s also the defining factor between a competent usability expert and a bad one. The good ones know which inconsistencies are worth jumping up and down about, and which aren’t. The reality is, 100% consistency is worth striving for, but it’s not worth expecting 100% of the time.

Anyway, earlier today, I just finished the first draft of the technical angle of this very issue. I think my second draft will now include a link to this post.

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