Friction as a Function In User Experience

Sometimes a little extra cognitive load is a good thing

Meirav HP
Modus
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7 min readApr 28, 2018

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Illustrations: Marvily Meirav Har-Paz

I’I’m often asked “Meirav, what does biophysics have to do with user experience?” Well, being a multidisciplinary person provides me with an endless pool of ideas, perspectives, and metaphors that I greatly enjoy using in my work as a designer. Borrowing the concept of friction from physics to describe…

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Meirav HP
Modus
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UX leader : Mentor : Personal life coach : Biophysicist. Constantly challenging myself to go down the rabbit hole to grasp the unknown.