INF2191 UXD Learning Reflection

The most useful knowledge I have learned from INF2191 are the design psychology principles, which help me develop better interface logic. For example, the Gestalt principles enable me to use different design languages, eg shapes, sizes, colors, groupings, motions to deliver information. With the variety of principles I learned from this class, I now take physical limit & human habit & comfort into consideration when organizing my interfaces, and I am also able to analyze and understand existing interfaces and their own logic.

Another very useful principle is the F-shape reading pattern, which enable effective arrangement of textual information.

Several things I think could be better touched on:

• The logical connection between interfaces.

As new designers, we sometimes are more stuck at the transition sequence between interfaces rather than individual interfaces themselves; How many navigational steps should we insert; different levels of interfaces; what is a sensible element that should appear on this page?

During my first few months of interface design, I used to put the function tab on every single interface page. I didn’t know the function tabs should only appear on the first-level interfaces until I learned that from my friend.

Some practice might be: given a task and the first and last screens of the interface, complete the transition with 4 navigational steps.

• Design specifications for different systems:

Although we have been asked to self-study the design specifications of IOS and Android systems, it could still be helpful to go over some common design principles for different systems. Also, maybe we could also learn some most easily made mistakes & most confusing aspects, eg. the difference between the “go back” options from the search function.