User Interfaces: Design, Efficiency, & Types
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User interface (UI) design comprises a significant portion of software development, encompassing various types (GUI, VUI, multi-modal) and adhering to key principles like user familiarity, consistency, and recoverability to ensure efficient and intuitive interaction. Effective UI design considers technical and perceived efficiency, user diversity, and state visualization.
The part of a computer program that handles display output and user input
User's sense of ease in completing tasks through the interface
System's speed in performing interface actions
Visual interface using windows, icons and pointers
Common GUI implementation (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointers)
Interface using speech recognition and synthesis
Technology converting text into audible speech output
Biometric system using voice patterns for authentication
Combines multiple input/output methods (visual, auditory, tactile)
Advanced interface capability to detect user emotional states
Browser-based paradigm using HTML for information access
Designing interfaces that match user expectations
Maintaining uniform interaction patterns throughout
Making system behavior predictable to users
Allowing users to undo actions and recover from errors
Providing appropriate help and documentation
Accommodating users with varying skills and needs
Creating interfaces based on detailed user models
Making all functions visibly available to users
Ensuring logical, consistent interface behavior
Uniformity within a single application
Uniformity across different applications
Visually representing system state changes
Providing accelerated methods for experienced users
Designing attention-grabbing elements for key functions
Offering multiple help types (goal-oriented, procedural, etc.)
Creating interfaces that prevent user anxiety or risk
Limiting user actions to relevant contexts
Validating interfaces with actual end users
Considering user mental processes in design
Addressing user engagement and incentives
Accommodating user age, vision, hearing etc.
Aligning interface with specific user activities
Accounting for user cultural backgrounds