There are lots of “design rules” out there that you’re supposed to follow.
These rules are there for good reason – following them increases the likelihood that you’ll create a usable and effective interaction experience for users.
But is it ever OK to break the rules?
Of course it is. “Design Rules” aren’t rules at all – they’re simply guidelines you should use to help create an optimal solution.
Breaking well established design conventions doesn’t always mean you’re making a “mistake” or that you’re going to produce a poor user experience.
Quite the opposite – breaking the rules enables you to be more creative, original, and innovative which can potentially result in new and novel interaction experiences.
The key is not to break the rules just for the sake of creating something “different”. However, we must maintain; “to break a rule, you must know snd understand the rule”.