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How good UI becomes good UX @GDGlisbon

dizparada
March 31, 2017

How good UI becomes good UX @GDGlisbon

dizparada

March 31, 2017
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  1. HOW A GOOD UI BECOMES A GOOD UX What is

    UX and how can designers improve it creating effective and aesthetic UIs at same time.
  2. GOOD UI VS BAD UI “If an interface have a

    good visual design it will be simple and easy to use” Common misconceptions
  3. GOOD UI VS BAD UI Wikipedia - daily average page

    views 267 million ugly beautiful
  4. GOOD UI VS BAD UI Reddit - 542 million monthly

    visitors (234 million unique users) ugly beautiful
  5. GOOD UI VS BAD UI “If an interface is easy

    to use it has good user experience.” Common misconceptions
  6. GOOD UI VS BAD UI I've clicked on the "mark

    as read" button and this is what happened. ugly beautiful
  7. AESTHETICS IN DESIGN is the last priority on a product

    / service design Design for aesthetics Design for interaction Design for order and structure Design for organization Design for speed Design for reliability
  8. First, you have to create and design a consistent product

    Design for aesthetics Design for interaction Design for order and structure Design for organization Design for speed Design for reliability AESTHETICS IN DESIGN
  9. USER EXPERIENCE is getting in USER’s shoes 1. What problem

    this product /service is trying to solve? 2. Who are my product / service users? 3. What are their (the users) expectations ? 4. What qualities they value ? 5. What do they expect ? 6. How/ When they use the product / service?
  10. USER EXPERIENCE is getting in USER’s shoes User stories “As

    a user , I want this new feature so that could allows me to do….”
  11. USER EXPERIENCE is getting in USER’s shoes Task Analysis Observing

    your users and how they interact with your product
  12. Usability : 10 Heuristics USABILITY & USER EXPERIENCE 1. Visibility

    of system status 2. Match between system and real world 3. User control and freedom 4. Consistency and standards 5. Error prevention
  13. Usability : 10 Heuristics USABILITY & USER EXPERIENCE 6. Recognition

    rather than recall 7. Flexibility and efficiency of use 8. Aesthetic and minimalist design 9. Help users recognise, diagnose and recover from errors 10. Help and documentation
  14. USABILITY & USER EXPERIENCE Are both essential to a product

    success • Usability goal is to make an interface simple and easy to use. • Usability tries to minimize the user effort to complete a task. Usability is an important step to achieve a Good User Experience
  15. USABILITY & USER EXPERIENCE Are both essential to a product

    success • User experience goal is to emphasise the ‘feels like home’ sensation.
 • Is when an interface becomes pleasurable. • Is to add value to a product by establishing an emotional connection with the user.
  16. UX & UI better together Visual (UI) Design is the

    use of imagery, color, shapes, typography, and form to enhance usability and improve the user experience.
  17. UX & UI better together Visual (UI) Design is an

    important step to achieve a Good User Experience
  18. Give users visual feedback • Communicating the results of an

    interaction shows the user that the interface has been updated with his action.
 • This makes the user feels in control. UX & UI how can we improve “the experience”
  19. Give users visual feedback UX & UI how can we

    improve “the experience”
  20. Give elements some extra space • White space can make

    the content more discoverable and readable. how can we improve “the experience” UX & UI
  21. Use responsive layouts • to avoid scrollable elements for example

    how can we improve “the experience” UX & UI
  22. But content is an important element too • UI can

    be warmer and less mechanical with a human tone in the copy. • Good copy also could be used to guide and help the user. • Good copy is conversational instead of being directive.
 • Good copy use sense of humor sometimes. UX & UI how can we improve “the experience”
  23. But content is an important element too
 • Good copy

    use sense of humor sometimes. UX & UI how can we improve “the experience”
  24. In the end: • Don’t rely on visual design alone

    to save a bad experience. • Don’t ignore visual design! 
 • Visual Design is the User’s first impression of your product Visual design can be the strategic differentiator that encourages users to value one application over another equally usable. UX & UI better together
  25. UI Complexion reduction • The ideia is the more we

    can do with a tool, the more the interface has to get out of the way. • This isn’t just a simplification of interface, it’s a complete shift in how we design our digital tools.