UX 2

Question 1

When should slow animations be used? What about fast?

Answer 1

Slow: Want something to appear by don’t distract user.
Fast: Want to attract attention

Question 2

Difference between animations in periphery vs. focal view.

Answer 2

Periphery: Attract attention (unless animation is slow)
Focal: Show relationship/transition.

Question 3

When to show list of just text vs list with images.

Answer 3

Text list: Show more on screen and details are not important, user have mental picture of item (ex. jacket)

Image list: details are important to differentiate one item from another.

Question 4

Use just icons, text, or text + icons?

Answer 4

• text and images work better than just text;
• text alone works better than images alone;
• icons are learned, but icon positions are learned faster (so, if your favorite app gets a new icon, you won’t be confused; but if someone jumbled the positions of apps on your phone’s home screen, you’d be driven crazy).