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The Ideal state is how the UI looks when content perfectly fills the UI, graphs contain data, the user has familiarity with the tool, and the full functionality of the product is apparent.
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- Ideal state: A moment when the UI looks when content perfectly fills the UI, graphs contain data, the user has familiarity with the tool, and the full functionality of the product is apparent.
Welcome back.
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In this video,
I'll teach you about ideal states.
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As I previously mentioned,
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the ideal state is how the UI looks
when content perfectly fills the UI,
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graphs contain data, the user has
familiarity with the tool, and
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the full functionality of
the product is apparent.
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Let's look at an app I've designed so
I can show you an example.
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My partner and I have a goal of
visiting every county in California.
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There are 58 counties.
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So this is a big feat that will
take us decades to accomplish.
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I want a way to track our progress and
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remember all of the experiences
over the years.
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For every county we visit, I want to
add trip details and a photo gallery.
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As you can see, I've designed this
screen to show an ideal state where
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I've been using the app for
an extended period of time.
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While I've made a lot of
progress towards my goal,
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there are plenty of
unvisited counties too.
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So there's more opportunity for
continued engagement with the app.
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Great, in the next video, we'll take
a look at how this app would look for
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a new user who doesn't
have any trips displayed.
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Using that as an example,
we'll explore empty states.
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