This chapter was interesting from what I could understand of it. It was very high tech and went into a lot of detail. It was about interface design. A user interface is any system that supports human-machine interaction or human- computer interaction. This chapter cover all what humans can do through computers. An interface has both hardware and software components and exists in the forms of both input and output. The input lets users control the system and output enables the system to show the results of the user control. A computer is an example of something that is an interface design. Graphical user interface usually include elements of windows, icons, menus, button, and strolling bars.
There are touch interfaces and voice interfaces. Their name is pretty self-explanatory. Iphone is an example of touch and siri is an example of voice. There are several UI components and features. Some being navigation, menus, dropdown menus, horizontal dropdown menus, according, and tabs.
You can also, manage the hierarchy of each thing, like your home button on your iphone is the most important key. Hints why it is at the bottom so it is easy to access. Breadcrumbs, also help users from getting lost in the interface. Breadcrumbs are usually for complicated interfaces with hierarchically arranged layers. You also, can organize your content, the content includes text, images, video/audio downloads, as well as other types of data. An example would be a thumbnail which is a reduced size version of a larger image. Carousels organize items on a horizontal line. Finally, archives help organize a lot of data.
Forms are just what they say they are, you fill out forms all of time. An example would be when you log into your computer that screen that has your password is a form. They cab have check boxes, radio buttons, or drop down lines. Usability is key, because you want everything to be well organized and easy to understand. Usability is a measure of people’s experience with a user interface. The more tech savvy you are the complex you want everything to be or if you’re like me you want to be on a third-grade level.
Making interfaces accessible is a major key if not the most important. accessibility is a fundamental principal of user interface design. Accessibility features should address all kinds of disabilities that may affect people’s use of interfaces, including visual, auditory, physical and cognitive problems.
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