Interaction Styles

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Interaction Styles

• Interface Design Principles

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5 Interface Design Principles

1. Language
2. Layout
3. Color
4. Tone Etiquette
5. Special Considerations such as standards,
   disabilities, etc.

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Language

• English versus Spanish
• What is the language of communication?

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Layout

• Left-Right Top-Bottom
• Balance, proportionality Flow
• Attention
• Consistency
• Affordances

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Affordances

• Use determined by appearance
• Door handle affords pulling
• Doors without knobs or handles afford pushing.

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Color

• Contrast
• Customizable
• Standards
• Organization colors

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Tone Etiquette

• How you say something is very important
• Non-offensive
• Be polite in responses and messages

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Special Considerations

• Disabilities
• Standards
• Environment limitations
• Interface is used outside in the rain

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5 Interface Design Principles

• These are guidelines to assist in your design.
• Make sure you have given each principle attention.