Essentials of User Interface Design (Team-IRA)

This book explains the various stages of the user interface, from tracing it’s history to bridging the gap from user requirements to design to UIDs built for programmers. It also focuses on the visual interface design, to defining the patterns used as tools for user interface. It highlights the importance of communication and languages to further defining the challenges and opportunities and the role of UIDs in the coming year. This book sheds light on the several aspects of user interface such as the history, the golden rules, the levels, how it connects users to designs, and the different methods to do so. It also discusses the interaction between human and a computer, along with defining the prototyping, the color theory to patterns. In the later chapters it gives an insight into how visual communication is vital to make conversational interface design. The problems and opportunities and the use of UI in the future are also discussed towards the end. Cover 1 Title Page 5 Copyright 6 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 9 List of Figures 13 List of Abbreviations 17 Preface 19 Chapter 1 The User Interface: An Introduction and Overview 21 1.1. Introduction 22 1.2. The History of User Interfaces 23 1.3. Bringing Humanity Back to Computing 27 1.4. Types of User Interface 28 1.5. The 4 Golden Rules of UI Design 35 1.6. Three Levels of Design (Donald A. Norman) 45 1.7. Conclusion 48 References 50 Chapter 2 User Interface Design: Bridging the Gap from User Requirements to Design 51 2.1. Introduction 52 2.2. A Bit of Background 53 2.3. Bridging The Gap Between Design and Development 54 2.4. Bridging The Gap Between Designers and Engineers 57 2.5. Bridging The Gap Between Design and Construction 61 2.6. The Problems In Bridging The Gap 65 2.7. Ways to Bridge The Gap 66 2.8. Ways to Bridging the Gap Between Design and Development 72 2.9. Proven Methods to Bridge The Gap Between Design and Development 77 2.10. Key Problems People Might Face 78 2.11. Conclusion 80 References 81 Chapter 3 User Interface Design for Programmers 83 3.1. Introduction 84 3.2. User Interface Principles 85 3.3. Human-Computer Interaction 89 3.4. User Interface Prototyping 93 3.5. Usable Design 95 3.6. The UI Design Process 97 3.7. Importance of User Interface Tools for Programmers 98 3.8. Evaluation of User Interfaces 104 3.9. Conclusion 107 References 108 Chapter 4 Visual Interface Design 109 4.1. Introduction 110 4.2. Visual Design in Aesthetic, Strategic Design 110 4.3. Visual Elements in UI Design 111 4.4. Five Fundamental Elements of Interface Design 113 4.5. Essential User Interface Design Tips 117 4.6. Principles of Visual Design in User Experience 121 4.7. Applying Color Theory to Digital Displays 128 4.8. Designing for Senior Citizens Organizing the Work Schedule 132 4.9. Creating a UX Design Style Guide 134 4.10. Conclusion 136 References 137 Chapter 5 Patterns as Tools for User Interface Design 139 5.1. Introduction 140 5.2. What is a User Interface Design? 142 5.3. What is a Pattern for User Interface Design? 143 5.4. Brief History of User Interface 147 5.5. Challenges in User Interface 148 5.6. Why Design Patterns Are Such Powerful Design Aids 151 5.7. What Are User Experience Design Patterns? 154 5.8. What Are User Experience and User Interface Pattern Libraries? 156 5.9. Conclusion 158 References 159 Chapter 6 Language and Communication: User Interface Design 161 6.1. Introduction 162 6.2. Four Design Characteristics for Language 164 6.3. User Interface 169 6.4. Conversational Interface Design: Using the Right Language 173 6.5. How to Build and Maintain a Visual Language 179 6.6. Why You Should Invest in a Visual Language? 181 6.7. Building and Maintaining a Visual Language 183 6.8. Conclusion 186 References 187 Chapter 7 Challenges and Opportunities in User Interface Design 189 7.1. Introduction 190 7.2. User Interface Design Basics 192 7.3. Literature Review 194 7.4. Challenges Ux Designers Face and How to Overcome Them 197 7.5. The Biggest Challenges In Design 204 7.6. User Interface Challenges 208 7.7. Common Problems with the UX Process, and the Solutions 211 7.8. Conclusion 213 References 214 Chapter 8 Future of User Interface Design 215 8.1. Introduction 216 8.2. The Current State of UI Design 217 8.3. Large Images and Type Designs are Here to Stay 218 8.4. The Rise of Voice User Interface (VUI) and Accessibility 219 8.5. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Disrupt UI Design 220 8.6. Data Will Drive the Future of UI/UX Design 221 8.7. The Trends and Prophecies of UI Design in Future 223 8.8. Skeuomorphism 223 8.9. The Past, Present, and Future of User Interfaces 224 8.10. How Did Interfaces Evolve? 225 8.11. What to Expect Next? 226 8.12. Future UI Trends 227 8.13. The Impacts of UI Design on Everyday Life 229 8.14. The Future of UX/UI Design 232 8.15. Brain-Computer Interface 238 8.16. Biometric and Cybernetic Interfaces 239 8.17. Telepresence 241 8.18. The Future UI Trend of 2025 243 8.19. Modern UI 2020 243 8.20. Conclusion 245 References 247 Index 249 Back Cover 254