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The document discusses user interface design and outlines the key aspects and phases of the design process including requirements gathering, user analysis, information architecture, prototyping, usability testing, and graphic interface design with the goal of creating intuitive interfaces that balance functionality and visual elements.

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User Interface design

Teppo Räisänen
http://www.oamk.fi/~teraisan/
[email protected]
User Interface Design
 The design of computers, appliances,
machines, mobile communication
devices, software applications and
websites with the focus on
 User’s experience
 Interaction
User Interface Design
 The goal is to make user’s interaction
as simple and efficient as possible
 In terms of accomplishing user goals
 Also called user-centered design
User Interface Design
 Good user interface design
 Facilitates finishing the task at hand
without drawing unnecessary attention to
itself
 Graphic/visual design is often utilized to
support usability
User Interface Design
 The design process must balance
technical functionality and visual
elements
 In order to create system that is not only
operational but also usable and adabtable
to changing user needs
User Interface Design
 Interface design is involved in a wide
range of projects
 Computer systems
 Cars
 Commercial planes etc
 We will focus on software systems
 Special emphasis on Websites
User Interface Design
 There are several phases and processes
in the use interface design
 Functionality requirements gathering
 User analysis
 Information architecture
 Prototyping
 Usability testing
 Graphic interface design
User Interface Design
 Functionality requirements gathering
 Assembling a list of the functionality
required by the system
 Requirerments are needed to accomplish
the goals of the project
 Understand the needs of the users
User Interface Design
 User analysis
 Analysis of the potential users of the
system
 Discussions with people who work with the
users and/or users themselves
 What would the user want the system to do?
 How would system fit in with the normal work?
 How tecnically savvy is the user?
 What interface look & feel is best for user?
User Interface Design
 Information architecture
 Development of the process and/or
information flow of the system, e.g.
 Hiearchy of web pages in a site
 Possible screens/options
User Interface Design
 Prototyping
 Development of wireframes, either in the
form of paper prototypes or simple
interactive screens
User Interface Design
 Usability testing
 Testing of the prototype on an actual user
using e.g. think aloud protocol
User Interface Design
 Graphic interface design
 Actual look & feel design of the final
graphical user interface (GUI)
 Based on prototyping, usability testing,
communication with users
 Style guides, heuristics

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