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Design as InteractionJaan Saar
Interface and interaction design @ IMKE Tallinn University
2006
Presentation overview What is interaction? What is interaction design?
Why is it important? What is the focus of interaction designers?
What are the main principles?
Design as Interaction IMKE 2006 Jaan Saar
What is interaction? [N. Shedroff]
Conversations Most Storytelling (Productivity) Applications
Playing Soccer
IT IS NOT! CD-ROMs Content Reading a Book
Design as Interaction IMKE 2006 Jaan Saar
What is Interaction Design? Design as Interaction = Interaction Design Interaction Design (IxD) is:
...the art of facilitating or instigating interactions between humans (or their agents), mediated by products.
...concerned with the behavior of products, with how products work. [D. Safford]
...a design discipline dedicated to Defining the behavior of artifacts, environments, and systems (i.e., products) [R. Reimann]
Design as Interaction IMKE 2006 Jaan Saar
Typical IxD Examples
Design as Interaction IMKE 2006 Jaan Saar
Why is IxD important? Interaction design is related to software engineering in the same way architecture is related to civil engineering.[T. Winograd]
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Design as Interaction IMKE 2006 Jaan Saar
Why is IxD important? Programmers are not the best designers.
They must decide between accommodating the user and their own ease of programming.
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Design as Interaction IMKE 2006 Jaan Saar
Why is IxD important? Good engineering is what makes it happen. But interaction design is what makes it approachable for people to use [D.Saffer]
Design as Interaction IMKE 2006 Jaan Saar
What is the focus of Interaction Designers? Solve problems both analytically and creatively
Visualize and simplify complex systems Empathize with users, their needs, and their aspirations
Understand the strengths and limitations of both humans and technology
Share a passion for making the world a better place through ethical, purposeful, pragmatic, and elegant design solutions
Design as Interaction IMKE 2006 Jaan Saar
What are the principles of Interaction Design? Anticipation Autonomy Color Bindness Consistency Defaults Efficiency of the User Explorable Interfaces Human Interface Objects
Latency Reduction Learnability Metaphors Protect the User's Work
Readability Track State Visible Interfaces Fitts’ Law
Design as Interaction IMKE 2006 Jaan Saar
When most successful, design creates an experience that is both delightful and relevant to the human being. Darrel Rhea,
Cheskin Research
Design as Interaction IMKE 2006 Jaan Saar
Thank you for your attention
Questions?
Design as Interaction IMKE 2006 Jaan Saar
