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UX UI tips for application controls

5m 17s

Beginner

It is important to be consistent and predictable throughout your application when designing controls. Whether or not your users are aware of it, they are familiar with how controls look. Applying these basic design strategies helps your users with task completion, efficiency and satisfaction, thereby creating a better user experience. In this course, we discuss 5 UX/UI design tips for application controls.

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Introduction to the course.

Good data lists allow users to scan, analyze, compare, filter, sort, and manipulate information for insights and perform actions. These basic design guidelines help you create optimal data lists.

The goal of a view is to collect specific information from a user. So, why are users often confronted with confusing views where information is difficult to process, the view is hard to understand and visually unattractive? The following basic design guidelines help users easily complete your views.

Typography plays an important role in UI design. Your application controls must clearly communicate their intent and purpose. This is commonly done by using text. These basic design guidelines help you set font types in your application.

A button is a fundamental control for any application. They allow users to interact with the UI, select options and make choices. When it comes to UI design guidelines for buttons, the most important thing to focus on is the button's purpose and make it look clickable. These three basic design elements help make perfect button design.

When icons are used correctly, they provide many usability benefits. A great icon is one in which its meaning can be understood without reading a label. This clarity is one of the most important characteristics of a great application. The following basic design guidelines help communicate clearly when creating icons.

Course instructor

Luuk Gottenkieny

UX/UI Designer, Data Access Europe B.V.

Recommended prerequisites

UX UI Design principles for application development