Worth noting that you can still successfully communicate while flouting one or more of the maxims. Sarcasm and irony show that tone and context play largely into understanding as well.
I couldn't agree more re: Norman's book. I wish it had been recommended to me as a linguistics undergrad. He provides such a clear explanation as to how design is a way of solving communication problems over making…
Dwarf Fortress is so wonderfully rich and incomprehensibly dense. Plus, the patch notes are so varied that they make for some fun found poetry: https://medium.com/@henryoz/issues-a-dwarf-fortress-found-po...
Worth noting that you can still successfully communicate while flouting one or more of the maxims. Sarcasm and irony show that tone and context play largely into understanding as well.
I couldn't agree more re: Norman's book. I wish it had been recommended to me as a linguistics undergrad. He provides such a clear explanation as to how design is a way of solving communication problems over making…
Dwarf Fortress is so wonderfully rich and incomprehensibly dense. Plus, the patch notes are so varied that they make for some fun found poetry: https://medium.com/@henryoz/issues-a-dwarf-fortress-found-po...