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Michelle Schulp Hunt
April 26, 2014
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Design Is In The Details
How specific and seemingly minor design decisions influence UX and effectiveness
Michelle Schulp Hunt
April 26, 2014
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Transcript
COVER SLIDE WUT SUBTITLE ALL THE THINGS DESIGN IS IN
THE DETAILS How Decisions Shape Communication
@marktimemedia HI, I’M MICHELLE @marktimemedia i do design for print&web&wordpress
@marktimemedia LOTS OF WORK GOES INTO BUILDING A WEBSITE
@marktimemedia RESEARCH PERSONAS BRANDING CONTENT DEVELOPMENT SEO DESIGN
@marktimemedia DON’T STUMBLE AT THE FINISH LINE
@marktimemedia HOW DO PEOPLE USE THE WEB?
@marktimemedia A PAMPHLET? Flickr: bunchofpants
@marktimemedia IRL: A BILLBOARD @60MPH Flickr: moominsean
@marktimemedia CAREFUL CONSIDERATION?
@marktimemedia IRL: “SATISFICING” Flickr: CarbonNYC
@marktimemedia HOW CAN WE HELP?
@marktimemedia ENABLE PEOPLE TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS
@marktimemedia SELF- EVIDENT Flickr: boeke
@marktimemedia SELF- EXPLANATORY Flickr: ManWithAToyCamera
@marktimemedia ELIMINATE QUESTION MARKS Flickr: Leo Reynolds Wait, what does
THAT do?
@marktimemedia HOW CAN DESIGN DO THIS?
@marktimemedia GOOD DESIGN IS INVISIBLE. IT DOESN’T GET IN THE
WAY.
@marktimemedia GETTING IN THE WAY
@marktimemedia THE RESULT Flickr: quinn.anya *Mandatory WordCamp Cat Picture
@marktimemedia “MINOR” DECISIONS MAKE A HUGE IMPACT
@marktimemedia HOW CAN YOUR DESIGN GET OUT OF THE WAY?
@marktimemedia VISUAL HIERARCHY
@marktimemedia WRITE FOR SCANNING
@marktimemedia WRITE FOR SCANNING
@marktimemedia WRITE FOR SCANNING
@marktimemedia GROUPING TITLES
@marktimemedia GROUPING TITLES
@marktimemedia PROXIMITY & HIERARCHY
@marktimemedia PROXIMITY & HIERARCHY
@marktimemedia GROUPING & ASSOCIATION
@marktimemedia WHAT CONTROLS THIS?
@marktimemedia PROXIMITY
@marktimemedia COLOR/SHAPE
@marktimemedia SIGNIFIERS
@marktimemedia CLICKABILITY
@marktimemedia THE PROBLEM WITH FLAT DESIGN
@marktimemedia USING COLOR WISELY
@marktimemedia USING DESIGN PATTERNS
@marktimemedia ESTABLISHED PATTERNS
@marktimemedia
COVER SLIDE WUT SUBTITLE ALL THE THINGS QUESTIONS? Michelle Schulp
[email protected]
@marktimemedia bit.ly/design-details