In a world where AI can generate good-looking work instantly, “good” can’t carry the weight it used to carry in design conversations. What can carry that weight are language and actions that reflect what design has always been at its best: goals-aligned, research-informed, constraints-aware, and outcomes-focused. Returning ALA author Justin Dauer explains.
Topic: Interaction Design
Design products and experiences that delight people and change their lives. Where graphic design meets experience design meets interface design. Never use a warning when you mean undo. Move beyond human-to-computer interfaces and embrace human-to-human design. Designing navigation and exploration. Wireframing and prototyping on paper, in Keynote, and in the browser. Narratives of experience.
Personalization Pyramid: A Framework for Designing with User Data
Implement personalized digital experiences that are intentional, ethical, and technologically sound.
Mr. Roboto: Connecting with Technology
Behavior change design creates entrancing and effective products. In this excerpt from Chapter 9 of Engaged, Amy Bucher shares insights into using personalization to create meaningful user experiences.
Design Like a Teacher
A difficult user migration project led Aimee Gonzalez-Cameron to reevaluate how she approaches her work. She started to see herself not just as an expert on user experience, but as a teacher, a realization that transformed her work. She reflects on how developing a teaching mindset can improve any UX project.
The King vs. Pawn Game of UI Design
If you want to improve your UI design skills, try looking at chess. Sounds contrived, maybe, but in Erik Kennedy’s hands, it’s sublime. Marvel and learn as he uses a concept from chess to build a toolkit of UI design strategies covering color, typography, lighting and shadows, and more.
Patterns and Purpose, an Excerpt from Animation at Work
Animations into our users’ visual systems and give them a cognitive speed boost. But which elements of our design benefit most from this new tool? In this excerpt from Rachel Nabors’s new book, Animation at Work, you’ll discover some core animation patterns, and learn how animation applies to a greater design system.
Integrating Animation into a Design System
Like color and typography, a cohesive animation system can help express a product’s personality and make the interface feel connected and whole. To achieve that, animation should be established holistically, almost as a system in its own right. Alla Kholmatova shares a way to approach interface animations in a systematic way.
Fait Accompli: Agentive Tech Is Here
Artificial Intelligence is an extremely hot topic. The process in which everyday devices become more aware of our needs and “learn” to adapt to those needs will play a big part in the future of user experience. In this excerpt from Designing Agentive Technology, AI That Works for People Chris Noessel, examines agentive technology and how it works in behalf of the user.
Big Data Visualization with Meaning
Good data visualizations bring new meaning to “great UX.” They deliver something real, accessible, and human. And our designs can help users customize that experience. The web is a natural medium for truly interactive data, as author Byron Houwens explains.
Designing Interface Animation
“How your brand moves tells its story.” In this excerpt from her new book, Designing Interface Animation: Meaningful Motion for User Experience, author Val Head focuses on how motion can help bring a brand to life and make it memorable.
