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“Great customer experience is about maximising task completion and minimising time-on-task.”

— Gerry McGovern

Or as we like to say: “reduce time and effort”.
January 21, 2026 at 4:58 PM
“If we want users to like our software, we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous, and helpful.”

— Alan Cooper
January 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
“If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design.”

— Dr. Ralf Speth
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“One does not accumulate, but eliminate.

It is not daily increase, but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.”

— Bruce Lee
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“Thoroughness and precision are expressions of respect for the user.”

— Dieter Rams
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
@steampowered.com could offer a world-class gaming experience, but the interface lets it down.

Thanks to the paradox of choice and a launcher that stifles exploration, too many games go unplayed.

So we wondered: what if we designed it like Plex?

The final result:
blog.parrot9.com/steam-case-s...
How to design Steam for maximum engagement
A Steam Deck interface that makes it easy for people to fall in love with their games.
blog.parrot9.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:35 PM