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Interaction Design: The Big Picture

Interaction design can be the “secret ingredient” for making an engaging and delightful app or website. Using many examples, this course will give you an overview of interaction design and how it fits into the world of user experience..

Beginner
1h 12m
(18)

Created by Amber Israelsen

Last Updated Aug 07, 2023

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Interaction Design: The Big Picture

Interaction design can be the “secret ingredient” for making an engaging and delightful app or website. Using many examples, this course will give you an overview of interaction design and how it fits into the world of user experience..

Beginner
1h 12m
(18)

Created by Amber Israelsen

Last Updated Aug 07, 2023

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What you'll learn

Good software seems to have a “secret ingredient” for making users happy—something about it that keeps users engaged and delighted. In this course, Interaction Design: The Big Picture, you’ll learn to cut through all the theory and overlap between interaction design and other UX disciplines. First, you’ll explore the five dimensions of interaction design, working through several examples. Next, you’ll discover the role that psychology and the brain play in interaction design and UX in general. Finally, you’ll learn common tools and methods used by interaction designers in their day-to-day work.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge needed to get started with interaction design, using a variety of principles to design software that users will enjoy interacting with.

Interaction Design: The Big Picture
Beginner
1h 12m
(18)
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Amber Israelsen - Pluralsight course - Interaction Design: The Big Picture
Amber Israelsen
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Amber has been a software developer and technical trainer since the early 2000s. She holds certifications for AWS and a variety of Microsoft technologies. She also focuses on user experience and professional skills training, bridging the gap between techies and non-techies.

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