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Two high-order qualities of compelling user experiences revolve around the principles of harmony and balance. People feel at ease experiencing these. Unfortunately, high-order principles aren’t discussed in the user experience domain extensively.<\/p>\n
Reading this article<\/a> by Jennifer Farley (Sitepoint) on balance as a design principle and finding this blogpost<\/a> on Washoku cooking<\/a> and design by Garr Reynolds (Presentation Zen) inspired me to learn more on how principles of Japanese cooking can improve my designs for experiences.<\/p>\n In Japanese cuisine, the Power of Five<\/a> rules. Five principles outline the ideal components of every meal. Each principle is a list of five items which should all be present for a nutritionally, visually, spiritually balanced meal, with no single component overpowering the others.<\/p>\n Elisabeth Andoh<\/a> (author of Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen<\/a><\/i>) says: “Selecting ingredients at their peak of seasonal flavor, choosing locally available foods from both the land and the sea, appealing to and engaging all the senses, using a collage of color, employing a variety of food preparations, and assembling an assortment of flavors \u2013 a Washoku approach to cooking gives the creative and contemplative cook an opportunity to satisfy his or her own aesthetic hunger while providing sustenance and sensory pleasure to others.”<\/p>\n I immediately ordered her book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two high-order qualities of compelling user experiences revolve around the principles of harmony and balance. People feel at ease experiencing these. Unfortunately, high-order principles aren’t discussed in the user experience domain extensively. Reading this article by Jennifer Farley (Sitepoint) on balance as a design principle and finding this blogpost on Washoku cooking and design by … <\/p>\n\n