andrew maier
Andrew Maier
Interaction Designer &
User Experience Enthusiast
andrew@uxbooth.com
@andrewmaier
whats up with
modern web design,
Andrew?
Changed
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from
Whence?
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part
I
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fundamental
Concepts
Aordance
The quality of an object allowing
an actionrelationship with an
actor.
a tour of
Aordability
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No, seriously:
What does this thing
f***ing do?!
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Signifier
A discrete unit of meaning,
including words, images,
gestures, scents, tastes, textures,
sounds.
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part
a
bit of
II
Industrial
Design
youre such a
Tool
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Aordances
&
Constraints
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Simplify
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Conceptual
Models
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System Model
Mental Model
Interface Model
the
Good
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the
Frustrating
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part
III
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applied to
Websites
Conceptual
Models
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System Model
Mental Model
Interface Model
microscopic &
Macroscopic
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application
Elements
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application
Layout
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panelselector
list
list
description
panelselector
canvas + palette
canvas + palette
one-window drilldown
Designing Interfaces
Jennifer Tidwell
Aordances
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application
Context
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Aordances
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things
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Patterns
Standards
Metaphor
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Aordances
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http://
ui-patterns.com
http://
developer.yahoo.com
/ypatterns/
Aordances
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Patterns
Standards
Metaphor
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1024
768
header
content
footer
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Patterns
Standards
Metaphor
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Aordances
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Aordances
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part
IV
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dont try
too
Hard
Overdesign
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independent of
visceral response,
this
Requires
cognition
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the uncanny
Valley
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Aordances
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Clive Thompson
lifelike = lifeless
Conclusion
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identify possibilities
learn from
the
World
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dont overdo it
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Fin
@andrewmaier
andrew@uxbooth.com
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References
WEBSITES
http://www.usabilitypost.com/
http://www.37signals.com/
http://www.codinghorror.com/
http://www.slate.com
http://wikipedia.org
http://jnd.org
http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/
signifiers_not_affordances.html
http://www.akomarov.com
http://smashingmagazine.com
http://uiscraps.tumblr.com/
BOOKS
The Design of Everyday Things
Designing Interfaces
Designing Web Interfaces
Bringing Design to Software
Dont Make Me Think
WHITE PAPERS
Affordances Explained, May 2003
http://hci.stanford.edu/bds/2-liddle.html