Pro Tips for Great Information Design
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Information Design Marco Costa – Senior Consultant @ OutSystems
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Pro tips for great
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Can you memorize 7 digits?
42 3512942
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Bad applications will make
your users fat
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The 3 basic rules
Easy to read
Easy to input
Easy to navigate
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Easy to read
Are your applications easy to read?
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Lazy fact #7548323121
You were too lazy to read that number
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Is this easy to read?
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What about this one?
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Content is king
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Group elements
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Use white space
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Work the visual hierarchy
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Optimize for main use
cases
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Remove clutter
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Focus on user needs
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The 3 basic rules
Easy to read
Easy to input
Easy to navigate
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Easy Input
Input is a pain, how to make it easy?
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Are they that different?
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Keep it simple and organize
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Use auto-complete lists
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Stop misusing dropdowns
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Give good feedback
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Feedforward your users
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The 3 basic rules
Easy to read
Easy to input
Easy to navigate
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Help user navigate
Content is king, but your users need to get there
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Reduce number of
decisions
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Use content navigation
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Button vs links
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Scrolling is the new ‘next’
show more...
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Use breadcrumbs wisely
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Help users search
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The 3 basic rules
Easy to read
Easy to input
Easy to navigate
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How?
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Thank you! Marco Costa – Senior Consultant @ OutSystems
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