defining form
DESCRIPTION
A lecture given at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design focusing on synthesizing system elements into a refined interface design.TRANSCRIPT
DEFINING FORMA strategic and analyticalprocess to visual interface design
CREATED BY: MIKE ROY, APRIL 1, 2009
Building on the work ofAlan Cooper, Robert Reimann, and David Cronin
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REMAINING DATA ELEMENT SHAPE IS REFINED
AND VALUES ARE ADJUSTED
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TEX TURE AND VALUES OF THE INTERFACE ARE REFINED
TO SUGGEST LIGHT SOURCE AND REINFORCE MANUAL AFFORDANCES
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VALUE AND TEX TURE OF TERTIARY CONTROLS ARE
ADJUSTED, AND THE INTERFACE SURFACE COLOR IS ADJUSTED
TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SUGGESTED LIGHT SOURCE
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HUE OF TERTIARY CONTROLS ARE
ADJUSTED TO GROUP AND SEPAR ATE THEM
FROM THE PRIMARY CONTROLS
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VALUE AND INTENSIT Y OF TERTIARY CONTROLS ARE
ADJUSTED TO PUSH THEM FURTHER INTO THE BACKGROUND
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HUE OF THE DATA ELEMENT CONTAINER
IS ADJUSTED TO FURTHER SUGGEST IT IS A “SCREEN”
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THE VALUE OF THE DATA ELEMENT CONTAINER
IS ADJUSTED TO REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE LIGHT SOURCE
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A DARKER BACKGROUND SHAPE IS ADDED,
AND ITS TEX TURE IS ADJUSTED TO FURTHER REINFORCE
THE PERCEPTION OF A LIGHT SOURCE, AND PHYSIC AL SPACE
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AN ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT IS ADDED
TO THE DATA ELEMENT CONTAINER