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Designing on the Z-Axis
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Wren Lanier
September 19, 2014
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Wren Lanier
September 19, 2014
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Transcript
DESIGNING WREN LANIER ON THE Z-AXIS @heywren
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We’re not designing pages, we’re designing systems of components. —Stephen
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LAYERS
TRANSITIONS
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LAYERS Everything in its place
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photo credit: Layers should reflect information hierarchy—most important on
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photo credit: Don’t forget layers can move independently in
space or time
TRANSITIONS Connect layers together
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Soften moments of change Describe where you are now Provide
context cues
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photo credit: Don’t make users brains do “in-betweening”
photo credit: Use transitions to teach app behavior
photo credit: Subtle motions are often the most powerful
Awesome library of mobile transitions CAPPTIVATE.CO
Prototype before you build A few tools you might find
useful
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InVision App SOURCE
thoughtbrain.com SOURCE
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Why does the z-axis matter? It points the way towards
the future
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The future isn’t flat
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