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User Interface Design Patterns for Successful Software

User interface (UI) design patterns are best practice by which to influence the behavior of users through well organised content and logical page structure. While dark patterns represent the sinister side of UI design, seduction and coercion can be used ethically to enhance the user experience. This eight week course delivered by the Interaction Design Foundation examines user interface (UI) design patterns as a means by which structure and order are achieved.

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Certification provides the knowledge base required to solve design problems that affect user interfaces by selecting the most appropriate display methods.

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Implementing Page Structure

Topics covered include:

Adding Structure with Visual Frameworks
Center Stage – Focusing on What’s Important
Using Movable Pieces to Support Multitasking
Skimming Content with Titled Sections
Using Responsive Enabling to Simplify Tasks

Organizing Content For The Best Results

Topics covered include:

Implementing Slideshows to Grab Attention
Two-Panel Selectors for Easy Access of Content
Searching with Lists
Displaying Content with Dropdown Menus
Embracing Mental Models by Implementing Tabs
Splitting Content with the Pagination Design Pattern

Affording Fluid Navigation

Topics covered include:

Global Navigation to Improve Website Usability
Helping Users Retrace Their Steps with Breadcrumbs
Search Boxes to Increase Efficiency
Essential Keywords with Tag Clouds
Design Patterns for Fluid Navigation
Implementing Sitemap Footers

Simplifying Data Entry

Topics covered include:

Simplifing Data Entry with Autocomplete
Freedom with Editable Input Fields
Increase Control with the Refined Search Design Pattern
Implementing a Forgiving Format to Accommodate Mistakes
Speeding up Process by Adding an Event Calendar
Supporting with Clues in the Input Hints Design Pattern

Social Aspects Of Ui Design

Topics covered include:

Displaying Achievements to Encourage Website Usage
Increasing Competitiveness in Users with Leader Boards
Improving the User Experience by Experimenting with Language
Creating a Quick Overview of Opinions by Implementing Starred Reviews
Increasing Efficiency with the Imported Connections Design Pattern
Signin Reminders to Support Extended Functionalities
Attracting Attention with Update Alerts

Dark Patterns

Topics covered include:

Coercing, Manipulating and Tricking Users with Dark Patterns
Increasing Revenues by Prioritizing Advertisements
Harvesting Information with Forced Registration
Using Color to Confuse and to Prevent Unwanted Actions
Getting Agreement with the Opt-in/Opt-out Dance
Getting Long-Term Commitment with a Monthly Charge
Sneaking Products into Shopping Baskets
Reducing Rejection with Implied Consent

The Complete User Interface

Topics covered include:

Analysing YouTube
Analysing Facebook
Analysing Wikipedia
Analysing EBay
Analysing Twitter

About the Interaction Design Foundation (IDF)

The appropriate use of user experience (UX) design offers a greater chance of product success compared to products developed without the application of UX design principles. The Interaction Design Foundation (IDF) is a global organisation sharing and growing knowledge in the field of UX Design. IDF is at the forefront of education in areas of UI Design, Human Computer Interaction, Service Design, Customer Experience and Organisational Design Thinking.

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