IX taught me a great concept in UI design called the Hermeneutic Circle.

“It refers to the idea that one’s understanding of the interface as a whole is established by reference to the individual parts; and one’s understanding of each individual part by reference to the whole. Neither the whole interface nor any individual part can be understood without reference to one another, and hence, it is a circle.”

Natch.


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