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Why You're Over-thinking your UI/UX
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Rohan Puri
July 18, 2013
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Why You're Over-thinking your UI/UX
Presented at Harvard iLab
Rohan Puri
July 18, 2013
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WHY YOU’RE OVER-THINKING IT A Doers Guide to UI/UX @RohanSPuri
@theCristoforo
There are very few known techniques that can accurately and
consistently shape a good UI/UX
Beauty Comes Second
Users Resist Change
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Make Users Feel Smart
Familiarity = Speedy Learning
Timing and Parallelizing
Narrow Build Test/Collect Simplify
Narrow Your Scope 1.Identifies a narrow band of target users
(specifically your first-adopters) 2.Speeds up development time 3.Guides testing 4.Gives marketing individuals early insight into user acquisition strategies 5.Narrows down number of variables for testing 6.Saves money!
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How __Product____ is a ___(general, relatable tool)___ that allows __(2
adj + target users)__ to __(use-case)__
Define Personas
Check Yourself - Storyboard Use your personas Identify and cut
long trees/branches Identify dead ends
STOP
Build. Speed is King
TOOLS YOU NEED TO KNOW these tools help you move
faster so you can test faster. Build Distribute Collect
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Simplify
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex and
more violent. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. - Albert Einstein
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Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.— Albert
Einstein
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Focus Modals — depth + motion High contrast — color
+ light (theater mode) Weighting based on priority
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Hide the Inactive Understand your medium Hide / Hover controls
(desktop but not mobile) Context-based Expand & Collapse forms
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Reduce Inputs vs. De-clutter Screen
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Rule of White Space
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Before adding UI elements, try achieving the same goal with
spacing.
Picture > Words
Flat UI & Skeuomorphism skeuomorphic UI — using digital elements
resembling real-world objects flat UI — elimination of ornamental elements not core to meaning
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Simple images convey information more quickly than detailed illustrations
Recognize when metaphors become unnecessary The button is the ultimate
metaphor Other forms of metaphor: physics, animations, sounds, gestures, etc.