Applied Interaction DesignDave Hogue has been studying how people interact with digital devices and interfaces for over 15 years, and knows how design can make or break a website. In this course, he shares a hands-on approach to improving interaction design for a better user experience on the web. This course breaks down the components of an example site, from its homepage to categories, content, and the shopping cart, and introduces common customer scenarios that can be used to identify opportunities for improvement. You'll learn how to enhance navigation, gather feedback after interactions, manage content layers, and add features such as infinite scrolling, collapsible modules, and dynamic content to enrich the user's experience. Then compare the before and after websites to understand why these techniques make them more engaging and effective.
Topics include:
Defining a customer scenario
Improving navigation
Working with content in grids
Establishing a sense of place on category pages
Exploring infinite scroll and pagination methods
Using tooltips to deliver contextual content
Working with light boxes and layers
Improving form structure
Handling errors and presenting effective error messages
Comparing the original site to the enhanced site
Become an Interaction DesignerInteraction design (IxD) is a discipline of user experience that examines the interaction between a user and a system or app interface, and it requires a very specific set of skills. In this learning path, you can learn the fundamental skills needed to be a solid interaction designer, and the research and analytical skills that will help you design beautiful and usable interfaces to digital experiences.
Creative Inspirations: Dale Herigstad & Schematic, Interactive Design Agency Layout Add to Playlist ShareWelcome to the future of media experience. Meet Dale Herigstad, Chief Creative Officer at Schematic—the company behind some of the most innovative ways to interact with your world. Remember the scene from Minority Report where the Tom Cruise character physically interacts with digital media? Dale was the mind behind that scene—and the mind that is bringing similar experiences to the real world. Dale and his company, Schematic, are transforming the future of user interfaces, brand relationships, and advertising. This installment of Creative Inspirations takes viewers inside their profoundly collaborative and innovative environment—where new ideas seamlessly integrate across multiple platforms. Experience why Dale says, "the interface is the brand."
Creative Inspirations: Trigger, Interactive Design StudioTrigger may be the biggest little interactive shop that probably has never been heard of. This amazing boutique shoots out web sites, online games, Facebook apps, and iPhone apps for major motion pictures like Spider-Man and District 9, and consumer brands like Nike and Red Bull. Combining a talented design team with solid software engineering, Trigger has mastered the integration of creative expression and technology. With offices in Los Angeles and Shanghai, they've found the elusive winning formula for East-West collaboration. This installment of Creative Inspirations takes viewers inside what may be a prototype for the next generation design firm.
UX Foundations: Logic and ContentFoundations of UX: Logic and Content looks at how designers, developers, and content creators can use the ancient art of logic and reasoning to improve user experiences and facilitate communication. Morten Rand-Hendriksen looks at the principles of logic, how computer logic and human logic differ, and how these differences can be used to improve communication.
