Nice Fit Interactive Table

Nice Fit Interactive Table

What is Nice Fit?

Nice Fit is an interaction design theory that explores how objects fit together in subtly satisfying ways. This fit framework can be applied to new and existing objects in incidental ways to make them more usable and enjoyable. The Nice Fit table is an example of this: the user experience is enhanced, as the table responds to objects by providing a place for them to fit.


Nice Fit Interactive Table

Nice Fit Interactive Table

Nice Fit refers to objects that:

  1. Are out of place and are then moved into place;
  2. Have an element of confirmation: ex. sound, light, pressure;
  3. Perform a use incidental to their primary use;
  4. Do not interfere with their primary use;
  5. Use simple, physical interaction;
  6. Have a "tipping point";
  7. Have a repeatable action.
  8. Have a resting, incomplete, and active state.

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Nice Fit: The Book

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The Nice Fit book summarizes the theory into one compendium and goes more in-depth into each principle. It also gives the background to how the project started. Only two copies exist in the whole wide world of this hard-cover beauty. Before it ends up at the MoMa or in some wealthy design-patron’s collection, you can buy your own from us for CAD $956…or simply download the pdf, for free.

June 14, 2009

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