There are cer­tain plat­form design con­ven­tions that are widely used today because they work for users. But the point here is that plat­form design con­sis­tency should never sat­isfy a designer as the sole rea­son to do some­thing. A true designer needs to under­stand the prob­lem at a deeper level. And under­stand­ing the rea­sons why you should design your user inter­face one way, as opposed to another way is key.

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