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Design - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Empathy:
      - User Research
      - User Involvement
      - Iterative Design.
      - Usability
      - Accessibility:
      - Contextual Understanding:
      - Iterative Testing and Feedback:
      - By adopting a human-centered approach to design,
    - - Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a multidisciplinary field concerned with designing, evaluating, and implementing interactive computing systems for human use and studying major phenomena surrounding them.
      - It focuses on the interaction between humans and computers, aiming to create usable, efficient, and satisfying interfaces for users.
      - Key aspects of HCI include:
        
        User-Centered Design: HCI emphasizes designing systems and interfaces with a deep understanding of user needs, behaviors, and preferences. User-centered design approaches involve actively involving users in the design process and iteratively refining designs based on user feedback.
        
        Usability: Usability is a central concern in HCI, focusing on the ease of use and effectiveness of interactive systems. HCI researchers and designers employ various methods, such as usability testing and heuristic evaluations, to identify and address usability issues.
        
        Interface Design: HCI encompasses the design of user interfaces (UIs) for software, websites, mobile apps, and other interactive systems. Effective interface design involves creating intuitive layouts, clear navigation structures, and appropriate feedback mechanisms to facilitate user interaction.
        
        Interaction Techniques: HCI explores different interaction techniques and input modalities, including graphical interfaces, touchscreens, voice recognition, gesture-based interactions, and more. The goal is to identify the most efficient and natural ways for users to interact with technology.
        
        Cognitive Aspects: HCI considers cognitive processes such as perception, memory, attention, and problem-solving in the design of interactive systems. Understanding how humans process information and make decisions helps designers to create interfaces that align with users' mental models and cognitive abilities.
        
        Accessibility: HCI addresses the needs of users with disabilities by designing interfaces that are accessible and inclusive. This involves considering factors such as visual impairments, motor disabilities, and cognitive limitations and implementing design solutions that accommodate diverse user needs.
        
        Evaluation Methods: HCI researchers use various evaluation methods to assess the usability and effectiveness of interactive systems. These methods may include user testing, task analysis, cognitive walkthroughs, and field studies to gather insights into user behavior and preferences.
        
        By applying principles of HCI, designers and developers can create interactive systems that are not only functional and efficient but also enjoyable and satisfying for users to use.
    - - – Study and understand the activities, goals, and aspirations of people and the contexts within which some technology might prove useful and hence generate requirements for technologies (sometimes called ‘user research’).
      - – Know the possibilities offered by technologies.
      - – Create technological solutions that fit in with people, the activities they want to undertake, and the contexts in which those activities occur.
      - – Evaluate alternative designs and iterate (do more research and more design) until a solution is arrived at.
  - - - Visual Design:
      - Interaction Design:
      - Information Architecture:
      - User Flows:
      - Feedback and Response:
      - Accessibility