Less is much more than the sum of its parts, as long as you execute the hell out of that less
Tag: Feature Bloat
Feature bloat, feature creep, creeping featurism or featuritis refers to the phenomenon of continuing expansion of features and functions in software or a product above and beyond its core requirements. This can affect the purchasing decision (possibly favourably) but can ultimately lead to user frustration if the product is confusing or hard to use because of its increased complexity.
It takes management time to save employees time and managers are simply not prepared to make that sacrifice.
Jeff Carr on why enterprise IT solutions are often seen as (but aren’t) the silver bullet solution
Gerry McGovern on why organisations buy bloated enterprise software
I have never seen a widget that’s better than white space.
Every piece of content you add makes it that bit harder to navigate your website.
Categories
Feature Bloat, User Alienation
Avoiding feature bloat to keep a product simple.
Insights in simplicity from the legendary industrial designer who ‘put the world in a briefcase’ when he created the world’s first folding laptop computer.
Cull clutter and confusion to reveal signal and truth.