Things to Consider for a UI Design

When it comes to webpages or applications, user feedback is very important. It is through this that you can assess the effectiveness of your design. User feedback will also help you in editing and improving your UI design. And of course, when users have had a good experience with your homepage or application, word spreads fast and they can recommend you to others as well. It’s like hitting two birds with one stone – creating a user interface that meets your users’ needs and having them advertise your services to others as well.

Creating a UI design can be quite easy if you have the basic know-how. But making sure that it can meet your users’ needs and that they get to have a good experience with your design, that’s an entirely different story. There are a lot of things you’ll need to consider, and one is making the design intuitive. To do this, put yourself in the user’s shoes and ask yourself what you’d want to see in user interface. How do you want the categories arranged? What tools do you need in the homepage? What tabs should you make visible? Your answers will lead you to figure out how to create the basic design. This way you have the users’ needs in mind when creating the interface.

Another thing you should consider is how to make it interactive. People these days expect things to work for them with a simple click. And they tend to prefer user interfaces that will “react” as they explore the page. This can be quite easy to achieve – provide hyperlinks to certain icons and words, animate some parts when a cursor hovers over it, etc. An interactive UI design keeps your user’s attention and keeps them interested.

You also need to keep your designs fresh and up-to-date. Modern icons, current concepts, even the latest trends can help keep your UI fresh. To do this, you also need to keep yourself updated about the latest trends, both in the general internet world and in the UI design domain. This also mean new technologies and new innovations. As much as you can, try to keep it updated at least every month.

This might be quite lame, but appearances do pack a punch. Not that you need to make your UI really colorful, but make sure that you stick to certain themes when creating UIs. Generally, a well-coordinated color scheme makes the interface easy on the eyes. If you opt to make one with a simplistic look, you can choose a monochromatic color scheme, or one with harmonious hues. Whatever you choose to use, make sure that your users will not be complaining of eye strain and headaches after exploring the interface.

Finally, keep it simple. Yes, I did mention that interactive and intuitive UIs help keep your users interested, but their interest will wane as soon as they discover that the interface is complicated. This is quite a tough thing to do, but when your UI can be used by almost anyone, even those who are technologically challenged, your users will appreciate the interface more.

Keep all these five considerations in mind and you will surely be able to create a UI design that’s every bit sophisticated, but easy to use. Plus, it makes time management a lot easier, so you’ll get to finish your design with significantly less time than when you are still sorting out what to do.