tom said that all interactions are learned. perhaps some things are more inviting (see: making things that invite people to play) than others, and, perhaps, use similar patterns to what we’ve grown up using.
but it then pushes me to question — what is intuitive design?, since i’ve grown up using the word around a lot; partly referring to interactions that were easy to do or assumed to be learned.
from no to noui, by timo arnall (against invisible design):
The movement tells us to ‘embrace natural processes’ and talks about the ‘incredibly intuitive’ Mercedes car interface. This language is a trap (we should ban the use of natural and intuitive btw) that doesn’t give us any insight into how complex products might actually become simple or familiar.