Some feedback is vitally important, like the warning that you're about to delete…your entire music collection, or transfer all of your money out of your bank…account, but most feedback is casually informative.…It's simply keeping us aware of our place, and time, our progress, and helping us…understand our context.…We previously discussed effective navigation, and many of the techniques we…described are based on delivering relevant and timely feedback to help…establish a sense of place.…One important, but often overlooked aspect of feedback for navigation are the…active, hover, visited, down, and disabled states.…
These quickly and efficiently communicate both the opportunity for interaction,…as well as confirmation of the action.…The active state is the appearance of a link, button, tab, or icon before we…interact with it; its appearance must communicate the opportunity to interact.…The hover state changes appearance when we approach the element.…The down state acknowledges that our click or tap was received.…
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2/10/2012- Understanding the origins of interaction design
- Understanding gestalt principles
- Designing with grids
- Understanding design patterns
- Exploring how people respond to motion and color
- Communicating through labels and icons
- Framing for content and decision making
- Understanding mental models
- Avoiding cognitive overload
- Defining behavior for interaction design
- Designing for clicks and taps
- Understanding the feedback cycle
- Professional resources
Skill Level Beginner
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1. Introduction
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Welcome1m 13s
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Who is this course for?1m 30s
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2. Exploring Interaction Design
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What is interaction design?2m 11s
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3. The Interaction Designer's Toolbox
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Professional resources1m 33s
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4. Five Essential Principles of Interaction Design
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Consistency1m 52s
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Perceivability2m 16s
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Learnability1m 5s
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Predictability1m 43s
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Feedback1m 21s
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5. Understanding Context and Motivation
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Designing to meet needs5m 53s
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Persuasive design2m 24s
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6. Principles of Interface Structure
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Designing with grids4m 18s
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7. Navigation Best Practices
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Effective navigation8m 37s
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Searching and filtering8m 10s
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Contextual relevance5m 25s
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Sense of place4m 17s
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8. How People Respond to Images and Media
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How people respond to color5m 14s
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9. Shaping Thinking and Decisions through Design
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Defining cognition5m 53s
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Cognitive biases2m 45s
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Framing choices3m 20s
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Mental models5m 17s
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Understanding cognitive load9m 11s
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10. Designing for Behavior and Interaction
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Perceived affordances6m 26s
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Inputs and sensors5m 9s
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11. Best Practices for Providing Feedback
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Place, time, and meaning5m 25s
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Error handling and messages4m 30s
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Feedback cycle58s
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Conclusion
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Reviewing the big picture1m 51s
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