Chapter 1: Designing for Emotion

After reading through the first chapter of the book again, I was able to pick out some ideas I agree with and some that I don’t necessarily love.

I can say that I agree with most of the ideas behind chapter 1–emotions play a use role in the success of a design. And the designer must understand the personality of the public to reach their emotions and have an effective design.

One thing I disagree with slightly, is the remap of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. I think usability is sometimes more important that reliability in a design. You much be able to use something before you can rely on it, right?

Although, the main idea of that design is great–pleasure is often forgotten in design, and you much meet the other three layers before you get there.