Intuitive Design
It’s invisible but imperative to providing a good user experience. Design is intuitive when users can focus on a task at hand without stopping even for a second. Intuitive designs direct people’s attention to important tasks. Years of designing, furnishing and resourcing library spaces give us a deep understanding of how space can be configured to make it more intuitive. Colours, lighting, furnishings can invisibly direct students to what they need to find and where they want to be. Intuitive designs are not formal, they hand ownership of the space to the user. We often use the expression ‘together: alone’ to embody the feeling of combining individual study with group activities but without formal boundaries or restrictions. Intuitively designed spaces are relaxing and pleasant to be in, which in turn makes them motivating and engaging.