1. UX Principles Flashcards
What does UX refer to + what it mean?
the utility gained by a user while interacting with a designed entity (user experience)
What are Don Norman’s 7 principles?
- Discoverability
- Feedback
- Conceptual models
- Affordance
- Signifiers
- Mapping
- Constraints
What is discoverability principle?
increases understanding of the available options and where to perform them
What is feedback principle?
communicates the response to our actions or the status of systems
What is conceptual models principle?
simple explanations of how something works
What is affordance principle?
perceived action of an object
What is signifiers principle?
tell us exactly where to act
What is mapping principle?
is the relationship between the controls and the effect they have
What is constraints models principle?
help restrict the kind of interactions that can take place
5 visual design principles in UX?
- Balance
- Scale
- Contrast
- Visual Hierarchy
- Gestalt Principles
What is balance principle?
Visual equally distributed on both sides of imaginary axis
What is scale principle?
Use of relative size to signal importance and rank in a composition.
What is contrast principle?
Juxtaposition of visually dissimilar element in order to convey the fact that these elements are different.
What is visual hierarchy principle?
Guiding eye on the page so that it attends to design elements in the order of their importance.
What are gestalt principles principles?
Capture our tendency to perceive the whole as opposed to individual elements.
