Is there a word for “look and feel”? The Next CEO of Stack Overflow“I feel bad for you” versus “I feel badly for you”“feel like” vs “be like”The difference between “look at” and “see”“How does it look?”What is the etymology of “look out”?Can you say “feel to” do something?“Made look better” vs. “made to look better”Is there a word like behold and hark but for any combination of sensory methods e.g. “be-sense”Word for an intense lookWord for whether something is local or remote

Why is quantifier elimination desirable for a given theory?

Why, when going from special to general relativity, do we just replace partial derivatives with covariant derivatives?

Is French Guiana a (hard) EU border?

Should I tutor a student who I know has cheated on their homework?

Why didn't Khan get resurrected in the Genesis Explosion?

Example of a Mathematician/Physicist whose Other Publications during their PhD eclipsed their PhD Thesis

Does falling count as part of my movement?

What can we do to stop prior company from asking us questions?

WOW air has ceased operation, can I get my tickets refunded?

unclear about Dynamic Binding

Writing differences on a blackboard

Does soap repel water?

Why don't programming languages automatically manage the synchronous/asynchronous problem?

Why do remote US companies require working in the US?

How many extra stops do monopods offer for tele photographs?

Is there a way to save my career from absolute disaster?

Why isn't the Mueller report being released completely and unredacted?

Would a completely good Muggle be able to use a wand?

How to scale a tikZ image which is within a figure environment

Rotate a column

Display a text message if the shortcode is not found?

Does increasing your ability score affect your main stat?

What does "Its cash flow is deeply negative" mean?

If the updated MCAS software needs two AOA sensors, doesn't that introduce a new single point of failure?



Is there a word for “look and feel”?



The Next CEO of Stack Overflow“I feel bad for you” versus “I feel badly for you”“feel like” vs “be like”The difference between “look at” and “see”“How does it look?”What is the etymology of “look out”?Can you say “feel to” do something?“Made look better” vs. “made to look better”Is there a word like behold and hark but for any combination of sensory methods e.g. “be-sense”Word for an intense lookWord for whether something is local or remote










5















"Look and feel" is a term commonly used in UI, software and web design, yet we have job titles such as Web Designer, Visual Designer, Front-end Developer, UX Designer but no Look and Feel Designer. Visual Designer is probably the closest, but I've always thought this title doesn't capture the full range of what this designer does; i.e., they work on feel and visuals.



Look and Feel Designer sounds a bit awkward and wordy, but it is a good term that accurately describes the domain, so I was wondering if there were a more elegant way of stating it?










share|improve this question



















  • 4





    I would expect a UX-designer to come up with the complete look and feel of the application

    – mplungjan
    Aug 23 '13 at 13:15






  • 1





    Agreed. Design encompasses the look AND feel of a product. If you're looking for a designer who specifically works on the 'feel', you could call them an Interface Designer, but design in general encompasses both things. (Or I should say, it SHOULD encompass both things. Not every designer actually accomplishes this)

    – Zibbobz
    Aug 23 '13 at 14:06











  • This used to be called generically human factors and the person who created designs accounting for these human factors was a human factors engineer

    – Jim
    Sep 20 '16 at 5:47















5















"Look and feel" is a term commonly used in UI, software and web design, yet we have job titles such as Web Designer, Visual Designer, Front-end Developer, UX Designer but no Look and Feel Designer. Visual Designer is probably the closest, but I've always thought this title doesn't capture the full range of what this designer does; i.e., they work on feel and visuals.



Look and Feel Designer sounds a bit awkward and wordy, but it is a good term that accurately describes the domain, so I was wondering if there were a more elegant way of stating it?










share|improve this question



















  • 4





    I would expect a UX-designer to come up with the complete look and feel of the application

    – mplungjan
    Aug 23 '13 at 13:15






  • 1





    Agreed. Design encompasses the look AND feel of a product. If you're looking for a designer who specifically works on the 'feel', you could call them an Interface Designer, but design in general encompasses both things. (Or I should say, it SHOULD encompass both things. Not every designer actually accomplishes this)

    – Zibbobz
    Aug 23 '13 at 14:06











  • This used to be called generically human factors and the person who created designs accounting for these human factors was a human factors engineer

    – Jim
    Sep 20 '16 at 5:47













5












5








5








"Look and feel" is a term commonly used in UI, software and web design, yet we have job titles such as Web Designer, Visual Designer, Front-end Developer, UX Designer but no Look and Feel Designer. Visual Designer is probably the closest, but I've always thought this title doesn't capture the full range of what this designer does; i.e., they work on feel and visuals.



Look and Feel Designer sounds a bit awkward and wordy, but it is a good term that accurately describes the domain, so I was wondering if there were a more elegant way of stating it?










share|improve this question
















"Look and feel" is a term commonly used in UI, software and web design, yet we have job titles such as Web Designer, Visual Designer, Front-end Developer, UX Designer but no Look and Feel Designer. Visual Designer is probably the closest, but I've always thought this title doesn't capture the full range of what this designer does; i.e., they work on feel and visuals.



Look and Feel Designer sounds a bit awkward and wordy, but it is a good term that accurately describes the domain, so I was wondering if there were a more elegant way of stating it?







single-word-requests sense-verbs






share|improve this question















share|improve this question













share|improve this question




share|improve this question








edited Dec 6 '14 at 17:11









tchrist

109k30295475




109k30295475










asked Aug 23 '13 at 13:03









Charles RoperCharles Roper

2343412




2343412







  • 4





    I would expect a UX-designer to come up with the complete look and feel of the application

    – mplungjan
    Aug 23 '13 at 13:15






  • 1





    Agreed. Design encompasses the look AND feel of a product. If you're looking for a designer who specifically works on the 'feel', you could call them an Interface Designer, but design in general encompasses both things. (Or I should say, it SHOULD encompass both things. Not every designer actually accomplishes this)

    – Zibbobz
    Aug 23 '13 at 14:06











  • This used to be called generically human factors and the person who created designs accounting for these human factors was a human factors engineer

    – Jim
    Sep 20 '16 at 5:47












  • 4





    I would expect a UX-designer to come up with the complete look and feel of the application

    – mplungjan
    Aug 23 '13 at 13:15






  • 1





    Agreed. Design encompasses the look AND feel of a product. If you're looking for a designer who specifically works on the 'feel', you could call them an Interface Designer, but design in general encompasses both things. (Or I should say, it SHOULD encompass both things. Not every designer actually accomplishes this)

    – Zibbobz
    Aug 23 '13 at 14:06











  • This used to be called generically human factors and the person who created designs accounting for these human factors was a human factors engineer

    – Jim
    Sep 20 '16 at 5:47







4




4





I would expect a UX-designer to come up with the complete look and feel of the application

– mplungjan
Aug 23 '13 at 13:15





I would expect a UX-designer to come up with the complete look and feel of the application

– mplungjan
Aug 23 '13 at 13:15




1




1





Agreed. Design encompasses the look AND feel of a product. If you're looking for a designer who specifically works on the 'feel', you could call them an Interface Designer, but design in general encompasses both things. (Or I should say, it SHOULD encompass both things. Not every designer actually accomplishes this)

– Zibbobz
Aug 23 '13 at 14:06





Agreed. Design encompasses the look AND feel of a product. If you're looking for a designer who specifically works on the 'feel', you could call them an Interface Designer, but design in general encompasses both things. (Or I should say, it SHOULD encompass both things. Not every designer actually accomplishes this)

– Zibbobz
Aug 23 '13 at 14:06













This used to be called generically human factors and the person who created designs accounting for these human factors was a human factors engineer

– Jim
Sep 20 '16 at 5:47





This used to be called generically human factors and the person who created designs accounting for these human factors was a human factors engineer

– Jim
Sep 20 '16 at 5:47










4 Answers
4






active

oldest

votes


















3














If you are looking for a word to describe a designer who works on both Look and Feel at the same time, without specializing in either one, you could call then a "User-Interface Designer", to refer to the fact that they are focused on making the experience of the user as easy as possible AND as appealing as possible.



Really, if a designer is working on a project at all, they should be concerned about both the look AND feel of it throughout the process (Unless, of course, it's a pure visual medium, but even then the manner in which it reaches the user could be refined).



If you're looking for a designer who manages and oversees the design process, such that they are in charge of both visual and interactive aspects of the design, you could refer to the item on which they are working (A Web Designer, or an App Designer), if it would apply to the situation. (If they're working on a particular part of a project, like a programmer who designs the first level of a game, you could refer to the part they are working on, IE, a Level Designer).



Really the only instance I can think of where a general Designer title wouldn't encompass the entire project would be in case there is an Audio Designer separate from the person designing the "Look and Feel" aspects, in which case you could refer to the first individual as the "Interactive Designer" to reflect the fact that they are designing the interactive portion of the project.



Hopefully one of these suggestions works for you!






share|improve this answer






























    3














    "Look and Feel", from experience, requires both programming and designing tasks, thus "Visual Designer" (too narrow) or "Web Developer" (too broad) don't cut it.



    In Adobe Flex and ASP.net, a "Look and Feel" is called a Theme, and the specialty may be called Theme or Skin Developer - a person who has both the analytic skills of a programmer and the refined taste/sense of a designer. Such a person is a rare find, which might explain why there is no title for it.






    share|improve this answer






























      1














      I'm going to go out on a limb here, answer my own question, and say no, there is no word for "look and feel".



      Thanks to the other two answerers for their ideas. Those thoughts serve to confirm to me that there is indeed no specific word for this concept.






      share|improve this answer






























        0














        The aesthetic (as a noun) is said to be a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement. One could equate an aesthetic with a look and feel.






        share|improve this answer























          Your Answer








          StackExchange.ready(function()
          var channelOptions =
          tags: "".split(" "),
          id: "97"
          ;
          initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

          StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
          // Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
          if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
          StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
          createEditor();
          );

          else
          createEditor();

          );

          function createEditor()
          StackExchange.prepareEditor(
          heartbeatType: 'answer',
          autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
          convertImagesToLinks: false,
          noModals: true,
          showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
          reputationToPostImages: null,
          bindNavPrevention: true,
          postfix: "",
          imageUploader:
          brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
          contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
          allowUrls: true
          ,
          noCode: true, onDemand: true,
          discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
          ,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
          );



          );













          draft saved

          draft discarded


















          StackExchange.ready(
          function ()
          StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f123735%2fis-there-a-word-for-look-and-feel%23new-answer', 'question_page');

          );

          Post as a guest















          Required, but never shown

























          4 Answers
          4






          active

          oldest

          votes








          4 Answers
          4






          active

          oldest

          votes









          active

          oldest

          votes






          active

          oldest

          votes









          3














          If you are looking for a word to describe a designer who works on both Look and Feel at the same time, without specializing in either one, you could call then a "User-Interface Designer", to refer to the fact that they are focused on making the experience of the user as easy as possible AND as appealing as possible.



          Really, if a designer is working on a project at all, they should be concerned about both the look AND feel of it throughout the process (Unless, of course, it's a pure visual medium, but even then the manner in which it reaches the user could be refined).



          If you're looking for a designer who manages and oversees the design process, such that they are in charge of both visual and interactive aspects of the design, you could refer to the item on which they are working (A Web Designer, or an App Designer), if it would apply to the situation. (If they're working on a particular part of a project, like a programmer who designs the first level of a game, you could refer to the part they are working on, IE, a Level Designer).



          Really the only instance I can think of where a general Designer title wouldn't encompass the entire project would be in case there is an Audio Designer separate from the person designing the "Look and Feel" aspects, in which case you could refer to the first individual as the "Interactive Designer" to reflect the fact that they are designing the interactive portion of the project.



          Hopefully one of these suggestions works for you!






          share|improve this answer



























            3














            If you are looking for a word to describe a designer who works on both Look and Feel at the same time, without specializing in either one, you could call then a "User-Interface Designer", to refer to the fact that they are focused on making the experience of the user as easy as possible AND as appealing as possible.



            Really, if a designer is working on a project at all, they should be concerned about both the look AND feel of it throughout the process (Unless, of course, it's a pure visual medium, but even then the manner in which it reaches the user could be refined).



            If you're looking for a designer who manages and oversees the design process, such that they are in charge of both visual and interactive aspects of the design, you could refer to the item on which they are working (A Web Designer, or an App Designer), if it would apply to the situation. (If they're working on a particular part of a project, like a programmer who designs the first level of a game, you could refer to the part they are working on, IE, a Level Designer).



            Really the only instance I can think of where a general Designer title wouldn't encompass the entire project would be in case there is an Audio Designer separate from the person designing the "Look and Feel" aspects, in which case you could refer to the first individual as the "Interactive Designer" to reflect the fact that they are designing the interactive portion of the project.



            Hopefully one of these suggestions works for you!






            share|improve this answer

























              3












              3








              3







              If you are looking for a word to describe a designer who works on both Look and Feel at the same time, without specializing in either one, you could call then a "User-Interface Designer", to refer to the fact that they are focused on making the experience of the user as easy as possible AND as appealing as possible.



              Really, if a designer is working on a project at all, they should be concerned about both the look AND feel of it throughout the process (Unless, of course, it's a pure visual medium, but even then the manner in which it reaches the user could be refined).



              If you're looking for a designer who manages and oversees the design process, such that they are in charge of both visual and interactive aspects of the design, you could refer to the item on which they are working (A Web Designer, or an App Designer), if it would apply to the situation. (If they're working on a particular part of a project, like a programmer who designs the first level of a game, you could refer to the part they are working on, IE, a Level Designer).



              Really the only instance I can think of where a general Designer title wouldn't encompass the entire project would be in case there is an Audio Designer separate from the person designing the "Look and Feel" aspects, in which case you could refer to the first individual as the "Interactive Designer" to reflect the fact that they are designing the interactive portion of the project.



              Hopefully one of these suggestions works for you!






              share|improve this answer













              If you are looking for a word to describe a designer who works on both Look and Feel at the same time, without specializing in either one, you could call then a "User-Interface Designer", to refer to the fact that they are focused on making the experience of the user as easy as possible AND as appealing as possible.



              Really, if a designer is working on a project at all, they should be concerned about both the look AND feel of it throughout the process (Unless, of course, it's a pure visual medium, but even then the manner in which it reaches the user could be refined).



              If you're looking for a designer who manages and oversees the design process, such that they are in charge of both visual and interactive aspects of the design, you could refer to the item on which they are working (A Web Designer, or an App Designer), if it would apply to the situation. (If they're working on a particular part of a project, like a programmer who designs the first level of a game, you could refer to the part they are working on, IE, a Level Designer).



              Really the only instance I can think of where a general Designer title wouldn't encompass the entire project would be in case there is an Audio Designer separate from the person designing the "Look and Feel" aspects, in which case you could refer to the first individual as the "Interactive Designer" to reflect the fact that they are designing the interactive portion of the project.



              Hopefully one of these suggestions works for you!







              share|improve this answer












              share|improve this answer



              share|improve this answer










              answered Aug 23 '13 at 14:24









              ZibbobzZibbobz

              6,6591939




              6,6591939























                  3














                  "Look and Feel", from experience, requires both programming and designing tasks, thus "Visual Designer" (too narrow) or "Web Developer" (too broad) don't cut it.



                  In Adobe Flex and ASP.net, a "Look and Feel" is called a Theme, and the specialty may be called Theme or Skin Developer - a person who has both the analytic skills of a programmer and the refined taste/sense of a designer. Such a person is a rare find, which might explain why there is no title for it.






                  share|improve this answer



























                    3














                    "Look and Feel", from experience, requires both programming and designing tasks, thus "Visual Designer" (too narrow) or "Web Developer" (too broad) don't cut it.



                    In Adobe Flex and ASP.net, a "Look and Feel" is called a Theme, and the specialty may be called Theme or Skin Developer - a person who has both the analytic skills of a programmer and the refined taste/sense of a designer. Such a person is a rare find, which might explain why there is no title for it.






                    share|improve this answer

























                      3












                      3








                      3







                      "Look and Feel", from experience, requires both programming and designing tasks, thus "Visual Designer" (too narrow) or "Web Developer" (too broad) don't cut it.



                      In Adobe Flex and ASP.net, a "Look and Feel" is called a Theme, and the specialty may be called Theme or Skin Developer - a person who has both the analytic skills of a programmer and the refined taste/sense of a designer. Such a person is a rare find, which might explain why there is no title for it.






                      share|improve this answer













                      "Look and Feel", from experience, requires both programming and designing tasks, thus "Visual Designer" (too narrow) or "Web Developer" (too broad) don't cut it.



                      In Adobe Flex and ASP.net, a "Look and Feel" is called a Theme, and the specialty may be called Theme or Skin Developer - a person who has both the analytic skills of a programmer and the refined taste/sense of a designer. Such a person is a rare find, which might explain why there is no title for it.







                      share|improve this answer












                      share|improve this answer



                      share|improve this answer










                      answered Aug 23 '13 at 20:13









                      Mickael CarusoMickael Caruso

                      6792819




                      6792819





















                          1














                          I'm going to go out on a limb here, answer my own question, and say no, there is no word for "look and feel".



                          Thanks to the other two answerers for their ideas. Those thoughts serve to confirm to me that there is indeed no specific word for this concept.






                          share|improve this answer



























                            1














                            I'm going to go out on a limb here, answer my own question, and say no, there is no word for "look and feel".



                            Thanks to the other two answerers for their ideas. Those thoughts serve to confirm to me that there is indeed no specific word for this concept.






                            share|improve this answer

























                              1












                              1








                              1







                              I'm going to go out on a limb here, answer my own question, and say no, there is no word for "look and feel".



                              Thanks to the other two answerers for their ideas. Those thoughts serve to confirm to me that there is indeed no specific word for this concept.






                              share|improve this answer













                              I'm going to go out on a limb here, answer my own question, and say no, there is no word for "look and feel".



                              Thanks to the other two answerers for their ideas. Those thoughts serve to confirm to me that there is indeed no specific word for this concept.







                              share|improve this answer












                              share|improve this answer



                              share|improve this answer










                              answered Jan 24 '14 at 10:27









                              Charles RoperCharles Roper

                              2343412




                              2343412





















                                  0














                                  The aesthetic (as a noun) is said to be a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement. One could equate an aesthetic with a look and feel.






                                  share|improve this answer



























                                    0














                                    The aesthetic (as a noun) is said to be a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement. One could equate an aesthetic with a look and feel.






                                    share|improve this answer

























                                      0












                                      0








                                      0







                                      The aesthetic (as a noun) is said to be a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement. One could equate an aesthetic with a look and feel.






                                      share|improve this answer













                                      The aesthetic (as a noun) is said to be a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement. One could equate an aesthetic with a look and feel.







                                      share|improve this answer












                                      share|improve this answer



                                      share|improve this answer










                                      answered Mar 21 at 1:37









                                      Ron RoystonRon Royston

                                      85537




                                      85537



























                                          draft saved

                                          draft discarded
















































                                          Thanks for contributing an answer to English Language & Usage Stack Exchange!


                                          • Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

                                          But avoid


                                          • Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

                                          • Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.

                                          To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.




                                          draft saved


                                          draft discarded














                                          StackExchange.ready(
                                          function ()
                                          StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f123735%2fis-there-a-word-for-look-and-feel%23new-answer', 'question_page');

                                          );

                                          Post as a guest















                                          Required, but never shown





















































                                          Required, but never shown














                                          Required, but never shown












                                          Required, but never shown







                                          Required, but never shown

































                                          Required, but never shown














                                          Required, but never shown












                                          Required, but never shown







                                          Required, but never shown







                                          Popular posts from this blog

                                          He _____ here since 1970 . Answer needed [closed]What does “since he was so high” mean?Meaning of “catch birds for”?How do I ensure “since” takes the meaning I want?“Who cares here” meaningWhat does “right round toward” mean?the time tense (had now been detected)What does the phrase “ring around the roses” mean here?Correct usage of “visited upon”Meaning of “foiled rail sabotage bid”It was the third time I had gone to Rome or It is the third time I had been to Rome

                                          Bunad

                                          Færeyskur hestur Heimild | Tengill | Tilvísanir | LeiðsagnarvalRossið - síða um færeyska hrossið á færeyskuGott ár hjá færeyska hestinum