Does gender matter when designing your user interface?

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3-06-2012 @ 5:11PM

Pyromelter said...

"There doesn't seem to be anything that really defines a gender and its UI proclivities, no?"

I helped my ex-gf set up her UI (not because she wasn't smart or anything, but more because she was much more casual than me and isn't the UI freak that I am). There was nothing in her UI that anyone could say was boyish or girlish in gender.

I've seen lots of UI's from lots of people, and I would have to say that the above quoted statement is generally true for everyone's UI proclivities, unless someone is putting something like hello kitty themes on it, but I've never seen anyone do that :P.

3-06-2012 @ 5:24PM

Khirsah said...

"unless someone is putting something like hello kitty themes on it, but I've never seen anyone do that :P. "

I knew my UI was missing something!

3-06-2012 @ 5:25PM

Imnick said...

Are you implying that my Hello Kitty UI is girly?
I'm offended! 0:

3-06-2012 @ 5:49PM

Revynn said...

Actually, there was (is?) a ButtonFacade skin that puts little Hello Kitty ears on all your buttons.

And my My Little Pony themed Power Auras would also like to have a word with you.

3-06-2012 @ 5:53PM

Haiko said...

The link to WoWInterface is no longer live... At least I still found a screenie.

http://i55.tinypic.com/apfh1k.jpg

Click, but mind you: What has been seen can never be unseen.

3-06-2012 @ 5:59PM

Pyromelter said...

@Haiko lol that is an awesome UI. Someone needs to submit that to reader ui of the week. Are you sure it's not photoshopped though? it looks like the actual kitties might have been 'shopped on there.

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