UX: Effective Web and Application Design Training

Course Overview

Design: Art and Science

• User-Centered Design
• What is a Better User Experience?
• Keys to Understanding the User
• Keys to Understanding the Experience

Navigation

• How do People Navigate?
  • Two Types of Navigators
  • Users Scan Pages
  • After They Scan
• Challenges of Web Navigation
• Characteristics of Usable Navigation
• Information Architecture
• Primary Navigation Systems
  • Hierarchical Models
  • Sequential Navigation
  • Fixed Navigation
• Supplemental Navigation Systems
  • Index or Sitemap
  • Breadcrumbs
  • Quicklinks
• Navigation Case Study
• Tips for Simplifying Navigation

Presentation

• Visual Cognitive Processing
• Loads
• Eye Movement and Eye Tracking
  • Prominence
  • Grouping
  • Nesting
• Tabs
• Gestalt Principles of Visual Design
  • What is Gestalt Psychology?
  • How is Gestalt Related to Visual Perception?
  • Simplicity
  • Figure-Ground
  • Proximity
  • Law of Pragnanz
  • Similarity
  • Common Fate
  • Symmetry
  • Parallelism
  • Continuation
  • Closure
  • Common Region
  • Element Connectedness
• Layout
  • Golden Ratio
  • Choices
• Color
  • The Color Test
  • The Impact of Color
  • The Color Chart
  • Colors in Culture
  • Contrast
  • Mixing Color and Shape
• Tips for the First User Experience 

Content

• Scanning
• Writer's Pyramid
  • The Top
  • The Body or Structure
  • The Foundation
• Writing Style
  • Clear and Simple
  • Organized Thoughts
  • Tell, Tell and Then Tell
  • Stick to the Point
  • Make It Interesting
  • Target Audience
  • Intelligent, But Lack of Knowledge
  • Slang and Jargon
  • Active Voice
  • Positive Terms
  • Direct Instructions
  • Short Sentences
  • Necessity
• Readability Tests

Interaction Design

• What is Interaction Design?
• Five Dimensions of Interaction Design
• Key Concerns of Interaction Design
• Words
• Visual Representations
  • Light and Shadow
  • Icons
  • Fonts
  • Font Size
  • Font Pairings
  • Line Spacing
  • Circles
  • Rounded Edges
• Physical Objects or Space
  • The Shift from Flat Design
  • Ghost Buttons
  • User Interface Controls
• Time
  • Hover Animations
  • 12 Animation Principles
  • Pace
  • Responsiveness
  • Context
  • Auto-Rotating Carousels
  • Progress Indicators
  • Animations
• Behavior
  • Schemata
  • The Boiling Frog
  • Rewards
  • Feedback
  • Gamification
  • Tips for Gamification
• Error Handling
• Freedom to Customize

Wireframing

• Lo-Fidelity Wireframes
• Hi-Fidelity Wireframes
• Wireframes
• Is Paper Dead?

Accessibility

Prerequisites

User-Centered Analysis and Conceptual Design