1 00:00:00,472 --> 00:00:01,393 Welcome back. 2 00:00:01,393 --> 00:00:07,010 In this video, I'll teach you about ideal states. 3 00:00:08,533 --> 00:00:10,599 As I previously mentioned, 4 00:00:10,599 --> 00:00:15,761 the ideal state is how the UI looks when content perfectly fills the UI, 5 00:00:15,761 --> 00:00:20,581 graphs contain data, the user has familiarity with the tool, and 6 00:00:20,581 --> 00:00:24,391 the full functionality of the product is apparent. 7 00:00:24,391 --> 00:00:27,940 Let's look at an app I've designed so I can show you an example. 8 00:00:29,090 --> 00:00:33,931 My partner and I have a goal of visiting every county in California. 9 00:00:33,931 --> 00:00:35,933 There are 58 counties. 10 00:00:35,933 --> 00:00:41,521 So this is a big feat that will take us decades to accomplish. 11 00:00:41,521 --> 00:00:44,055 I want a way to track our progress and 12 00:00:44,055 --> 00:00:47,532 remember all of the experiences over the years. 13 00:00:47,532 --> 00:00:53,343 For every county we visit, I want to add trip details and a photo gallery. 14 00:00:53,343 --> 00:00:57,936 As you can see, I've designed this screen to show an ideal state where 15 00:00:57,936 --> 00:01:01,803 I've been using the app for an extended period of time. 16 00:01:01,803 --> 00:01:05,397 While I've made a lot of progress towards my goal, 17 00:01:05,397 --> 00:01:08,584 there are plenty of unvisited counties too. 18 00:01:08,584 --> 00:01:12,430 So there's more opportunity for continued engagement with the app. 19 00:01:13,590 --> 00:01:18,701 Great, in the next video, we'll take a look at how this app would look for 20 00:01:18,701 --> 00:01:22,180 a new user who doesn't have any trips displayed. 21 00:01:22,180 --> 00:01:25,730 Using that as an example, we'll explore empty states.