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Interaction Design

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Master the principles and design patterns involved in interaction design to improve user experiences and drive business success. Provide clarity, simplify complexities, and encourage exploration within your interfaces. In this course, you’ll learn how to design interactions that make digital experiences both enjoyable and effective.

Syllabus

What you will learn

Apply proven interaction design principles, patterns, and strategies

Design effective inputs, forms, processes, and paths
Prevent errors and build trust
Provide useful feedback
Design for various devices and assistive technologies
Craft clear and actionable language

Evaluate usability and effectiveness with interactive prototypes

Build realistic interactive prototypes to simulate user interactions
Adapt prototypes to test and iterate on design ideas effectively
Understand and address challenges with interactive prototypes

Learn about the impact interactions have on digital products

Guide users toward actions that meet their needs and support business goals
Minimize interaction cost
Minimize cognitive load
Leverage micro-interactions
Provide clarity and guidance

Understand how people approach and process interactions

Align interactions with user expectations and behaviors
Ensure consistency and predictability

Taught by

Lola Famulegun, Megan Chan

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