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cux-designprinciples

Creating User Experiences: Fundamental Design Principles

An entry point for developers to begin learning more about UI/UX design

Authored by: Billy Hollis
Duration: 4h 31m
Level: Intermediate
Released: 5/10/2012
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This module is unavailableModule 1: The need for new thinking by developers
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Introduction
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The need for new thinking by developers
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Stuck in a rut
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Evolution as a useful mental model
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Example to learn from: the music industry
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Demo: StaffLynx as an example of new thinking
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Preparing for the new ecosystem: fundamental principles of design
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A test of awareness and observation
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Summary and looking forward
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This module is unavailableModule 2: Design Principles for Choosing Options
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Module 2 Introduction - Starting in the real world
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What's wrong with this elevator?
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The Gestalt principle of proximity
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Some important design principles for choosing options
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Hick's Law and its consequences
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Alternatives to ridiculously long lists of options
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Users outnumber developers, plus summary and next steps
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This module is unavailableModule 3: Visual Scanning and Processing
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Module 3 Introduction - The stages of visual processing
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The Gestalt principles of proximity and similarity
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More grouping gestalt principles
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Gestalt closure, continuity, and figure / ground
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Gestalt principles in remote controls, plus more on intentional blindness
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Gutenberg diagram, and summary
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This module is unavailableModule 4: Preference for Naturalness
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Module 4 - Introduction to naturalness preference - Biophilia
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Savannah preference and white space
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Crowded screens and horror vacui
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No matter what you've heard, screen real estate isn't that valuable
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Infinite whitespace - demonstrating the viewport pattern
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An exercise on crowded screens
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Using color and gradients to promote naturalness
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Summary and next steps
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This module is unavailableModule 5: Preference for Naturalness, part 2
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Module 5 - Introduction and definition of contour bias
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Contour bias and desire lines
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Overuse of rectangular designs and how to avoid it
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Using animation to promote naturalness
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Animation examples in StaffLynx
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Three dimensional appearance - reasons and techniques
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Summary and next steps
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This module is unavailableModule 6: Aesthetics and Legibility
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Module 6 - Introduction and the role of aethetics in design
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Attractiveness bias
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The Aethetic-Usability Effect, plus advice on typefaces and legibility
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Legibility and contrast
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A bit more about fonts, and summary/wrap-up
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This module is unavailableModule 7: Managing Cognitive Load
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Module 7 - The need for keeping cognitive load low, and the progress we've made
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Recognition over recall and progressive disclosure
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New UI for progressive disclosure, plus highlighting and the mapping principle
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Mapping continued, plus affordances
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Affordances continued, plus constraints
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Feedback, confirmation, and forgiveness
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Summary and next steps
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This module is unavailableModule 8: Meta-design Principles
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Introduction and context-sensitive design
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Touch as an example context, and form follows function
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Form follows function, continued, and Ockham's Razor
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Most Advanced Yet Acceptable
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Performance vs. Preference
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Flexibility-usability tradeoff
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Summary
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This module is unavailableModule 9: Summary and Resources for Further Study
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Introduction and a Final Exercise
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Final points about how you can use these concepts, part 1
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Final points about how you can use these concepts, part 2
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Suggested activities
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Recommended books
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Summary and contact information for Billy
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