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Let’s go a little deeper into understanding some of the basic interaction design principles using examples and illustrations.
Further Reading:
10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design, by Jakob Nielsen
Don Normans Principles of Interaction Design, by Sachin Rekhi
20 Guiding Principles for Experience Design, by Whitney Hess, UX Designer
11 Principles of Interaction Design, by Deepak Dhawan
iOS Design Themes
Google Material Design Guidelines
As we get started on our design project,
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here are a few principles that
will be helpful to keep in mind.
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Don't limit yourself to
just these principles.
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But this will get you to focus on a few
things as you're making design decisions
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about how to design the user
experience and interface.
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User should not have to wonder
whether different word situations or
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actions mean the same thing?
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Therefore you should design interfaces
to have similar operations and
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use similar elements for
achieving similar tasks.
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For example, when you're designing
a select function in an app, users should
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use the same operation to select
objects throughout the entire app or
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make sure that the layout and
interactions are consistent throughout.
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Layout is important for
creating meaningful and
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useful experiences in a product.
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As a person scans a page of information,
they form an understanding
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about what a product can do for them and
what they can do using your services.
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As a designer your goal is to
help that learning process and
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to motivate interaction.
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The design should be thoughtfully
organized with related features
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content areas appropriately grouped,
instead of forcing people to jump back and
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forth around different areas
to perform a single task.
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In order to gain
the confidence of your users,
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you need to earn it by doing
what you say you're going to do.
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Setting people's expectations
appropriately and following through.
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One of the primary goals of experience
design is to make things efficient for
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people before making things efficient for
the computer.
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[SOUND] Efficiency allows for
productivity and reduced effort and
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a streamlined design allows more to
get done in the same amount of time.
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Creating efficiency demonstrates a great
deal of respect for your customers.
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And they'll be sure to notice.
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We'll be revisiting these principles later
as you being to design your mobile app and
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start making design decisions.
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