New Product Alert: Debrief

Posted by Tom S.
May 8, 2007 at 12:03 PM

Derek Cornish wrote:
>I often wonder why so many software
>designers pay so little attention to their screenshots. It seems such a trivial
>issue. Presumably they are all using ultra-high-definition 22” screens, unlike
>their potential customers.

I vasilate between thinking that its inattention to detail and thinking that its because they want to force you to download it.

In either case I think its a mistake. If I had to rate the things that influence my decision to download a product and try it, the screenshots come up pretty high on the list. If there are no screenshots to give me an idea of what’s unique about a program or at least to give me a feel for how it operates and how thoughtfully the interface was put together, its very unlikely I will download it.

Tom S.