Designing and Planning the User Interface

Best Practices to Design a User Interface

Keep the interface simple

Create consistency and use common UI elements

Be purposeful in page layout

Strategically use color and texture

Think about the defaults

Use typography to create hierarchy and clarity

Make sure that the system communicates what’s happening

User Interface Design Fundamentals

White Space

Alignment

Contrast

Scale

Typography

Color

Visual Hierarchy

User Interface Design Principles

The Structure Principle

The Simplicity Principle

The Visibility Principle

The Feedback Principle

The Tolerance Principle

The Reuse Principle