Paul’s class 31st October Monday notes ixd 101- interaction design fundamentals

Reflection and summary for week 6 interaction design lecture:

This week, we learned about human-centered design and UI design fundamentals.

Human-centered design:

Human-centered design is a design methodology that focuses on the needs and wants of the user. It is important to design with the user in mind in order to create products and services that are easy to use and enjoyable.

UI design fundamentals:

UI design fundamentals include things like consistency, hierarchy, and affordance. Consistency means that the same elements should be used in the same way throughout the product or service. Hierarchy means that the most important elements should be the most prominent. Affordance means that the elements should be designed in a way that makes it clear how they should be used.

Key takeaways:

• Focus on the people: Who is your target audience? What are their needs and wants?
• Find the right problem: What is the problem that your product or service is solving?
• Think of everything as a system: How does your product or service fit into the user's larger ecosystem?
• Always validate your design decisions: Test your designs with users to get feedback.

Here are some additional reflections:

• Human-centered design is important because it helps to ensure that products and services are easy to use and enjoyable for everyone.
• UI design fundamentals such as consistency, hierarchy, and affordance can help to create a user-friendly interface.
• It is important to validate your design decisions with users to get feedback and make sure that your designs are meeting their needs.

I found the lecture to be very informative and helpful. I especially appreciated the emphasis on human-centered design and the importance of testing designs with users. I am excited to continue learning more about interaction design and how to create products and services that are both useful and enjoyable for everyone.

all design should be human centred, its as simple as that.

Laws of UX- book recommendation , kyle might touch on this next year

(notes taken in lecture)