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Making Your Interface Invisible
Leeds, May 2009
Dan RubinSidebar Creative
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Web StandardsCreativity
Dan Rubin(and 9 other guys)
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Pro CSSTechniques
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What is an invisible interface?
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“Invisible” doesn’t mean “not there.”
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“The better the design, the more invisible It becomes.”
— Jared M. Spool
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“What makes a design visible is the frustration it brings.”
— Jared M. Spool
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Designing for Intuition.
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Focus on the Experience.
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Mimic physical interfaces.
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Photo: Pascal Montsma (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/230015)
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Photo: Ivaylo Georgiev (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/426359)
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If your interface needs instructions...
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Redesign it.
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Intuitive interfaces are invisible.
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Learn fromthe desktop.
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vs.
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Be consistent.
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Navigational elements.
Be Consistent:
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Button style and placement.
Be Consistent:
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Cursor treatments.
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Resources
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VirtualGreat Designs Should Be Experienced and Not Seen –
Jared M. Spoolhttp://www.uie.com/articles/experiencedesign/
PhysicalDon’t Make Me Think – Steve Krug
The Design of Everyday Things – Donald Norman
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