The graphical user interface (GUI) is a technological interface that we all know. There was a time when computers could only be served by text commands. As you can imagine, dealing with a program through the computer mouse is much better. For a short time there is a new model of the input medium, the finger. Thus, touch gestures are advantageous in certain areas while in others the handling of the mouse is still the better choice.
The computer mouse has fundamentally changed the way you use computers. As a result, many more people were able to use the computer because it is based on a visual construct. So no abstract paradigms are to be learned all based on a clear and understandable visual principle.
The benefits of a perfect user interface:
Almost anyone can use the computer with a professional UI Design. No matter where computers are used, people with the most basic skills or the highly paid expert can benefit from a well-designed GUI.
An optimized UI Designcan speed up and simplify work processes, saving time and money.
For people with limited computer literacy, access to the medium is made easier; they gain faster access to their work processes and later implement them faster.
The focus is directed to the current activity without being distracting. An optimized user interface avoids unnecessary commands and actions.
A custom interface can be made intuitive through certain elements, eliminating unnecessary explanations or hints. Here you can work with already existing paradigms, like checkboxes or pull down menus.
What is important about a user interface?
Positioning the Elements
Web designers and developers tend to do more than they need to, they’re trying to be creative, and they want to create something completely new, never before. What happens is exactly the unwanted effect, the user does not understand it, and the application becomes useless.
There is a reason why certain elements on a website are where they are, as an example: The search box always top right. These are paradigms that people have acquired in recent years as developers and designers should, for convenience, use them. The user will find his way immediately.
Colors send certain signals to the subconscious. We can use these to make certain functions very quickly accessible, as an example: A send button which green is signaled “Go”. While a delete button is rather red and clearly signals “Attention”. Just imagine the principle of traffic lights. Colors help us find each other very quickly in an application.
No matter how well your user interface is designed, situations will arise for your user in which he cannot understand or understand certain processes or actions. Try in advance over z. B. an animation video to educate the user about your application.