“A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not that good”. — Martin Leblanc
When someone tells you a joke, he is expecting a laugh in response. And it feels odd if you don’t understand the joke and no such response comes from your side.
My connection to Medium as a writer is not much older. Though I always liked to research UX articles and read them, but I started writing on Medium from last few months.
No doubt, I found Medium the best platform for both new and experienced writers.
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“When I design, I work very hard to make the interface experience feel like there’s a human on the other end, not a computer. “— Aarron Walter
A design should be created to fulfill its users’ needs. The first step of a design process is to understand requirements and users — to meet the user and understand his behavior, his working environment, his likes and dislikes and his way of thinking.
During months of April and May, some of my Design posts are getting very positive response from readers. I want to share tit bits from few of them in this articles so that you can access all your favorite collection at one place.
“Consistency is one of the most powerful usability principles: when things always behave the same, users don’t have to worry about what will happen.”— Jakob Nielsen
Consistency is the key principle of UX design. A usable and user-friendly design always provides a consistent experience.
Mistakes are unavoidable in our lives. When a user is working on a product, it is very likely that he may stuck somewhere in response to his actions.
Such kind of situations can be frustrating for user if not handled properly within product. It depends on the experience that product is providing to its users.
“None of us is as smart as all of us. Keeping your ideas to yourself is detrimental. Diversity of people equals diversity of ideas.” — Denise Jacobs
Sometimes people feel reluctant to share their ideas with others as they are afraid of being wrong. They assume that others will make fun of their thinking.
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“If a picture is worth 1000 words, a prototype is worth 1000 meetings.” – Tom & David Kelley
The idiom “A picture is worth a thousand words” refers to the notion that a complex idea can be conveyed with just a single still image.
The same is the case with a prototype. A prototype is a clickable journey of your proposed design.
