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User Interface and User Experience explained simply.

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The Simple Guide to UI UX

User Interface and User Experience concepts explained simply.

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Table of Contents

What is UI UX?

What does UI UX look like?

What are the goals of UI UX?

  1. Easy experience
  2. Pleasurable experience

What are the key principles of Graphic Design?

  1. Contrast - to draw attention
  2. Hierarchy - to draw or reduce attention
  3. Alignment - to show relationship and increase comfort
  4. Balance
  5. Proximity
  6. Repetition
  7. Simplicity
  8. Function
  9. Space

Hierarchy methods

  1. scale - biggest first
  2. color - darkest first
  3. space - closest first
  4. contrast - odd one out first

Hierarchy

What is skeuomorphic design?

Interfaces that mimic real-world objects.