Increasing healthcare costs have been one of the main components in the miniaturization of medical devices. Much like employees who telecommute, patients are now being treated in their homes more and more. The User Interface systems for these devices will need to consider a patient and technician-centered approach as well as clinician-centered, with the user…

The majority of modern mobile devices and smartphones utilize touch screens, providing both unique opportunities and constraints for UI Designers. As a result, designers and their clients should consider the ergonomics of using mobile devices, including gestures and transitions. Device dimensions, the way a user holds a device and touches the screen, and especially gestures…

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“The public is more familiar with bad design than good design. It is, in effect, conditioned to prefer bad design, because that is what it lives with. The new becomes threatening, the old reassuring.”-Paul Rand “The old computing was about what computers could do; the new computing is about what users can do. Successful technologies…

When a user interface design is defined as “clean”, it indicates an interface that is uncluttered, with appropriate spacing between graphical elements and an obvious visual hierarchy. It will be one that utilizes an aesthetically pleasing color palette and contains the perfect balance of text and graphics. Further, a “clean” UI will minimize redundancy while…

For some, sketching may seem like an unnecessary step in the process of creating an effective User Interface solution. However, the utilization of sketching at the beginning of UI development can contain a lot of conceptual detail and opportunities for refinement. Sketching keeps the UI from entering the mockup stage prematurely and missing these important…

Successful User Interface Design requires more than a professional knowledge of design patterns and aesthetics, it also requires an expert understanding of the cognitive ability of the end users. Aspects such as age, education, and level of experience play heavily into having a complete understanding of the characteristics of the type of user for which…

Mobile devices now have an established presence in the marketplace and society. With it comes new ways for users to interact with information, and thus new territory and opportunities within the UI and UX Design industry. As designers, are we taking advantage of the new challenges that mobile devices bring, or are we relying too…

“I’ve been amazed at how often those outside the discipline of design assume what designers do is decoration.” Jeffery Veen “Because every person knows what he likes, every person thinks he is an expert on user interfaces.” Paul Heckel “Design is art optimized to meet objectives.” Shimon Shmueli

Users often get frustrated with User Interface systems that do not adequately support them in their work. Even if the software is of high quality internally, if the system does not match the users’ tasks and needs, internal software quality becomes irrelevant. Users will try to avoid using such systems if possible or may end…

“Successful UI Design has a foundation built from research, not from opinion.” Research is the difference between using a metallic light blue that appeals to a younger demographic, and using a light blue that is a client’s favorite color. It’s understanding why the “Done” button should be placed in a specific location. It’s presenting the…

Click here for the latest update for different interaction styles (2023):  Exploring User interface Design… The style of the interaction utilized in a UI system plays an important role in the usability of the interface. It should be relevant to the context of the tasks being accomplished and the environment in which they are being…