Interface Design

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User interface design or user interface engineering is the design of computers, appliances, machines, mobile communication devices, software applications, and websites with the focus on the user's experience and interaction.

Unlike traditional design where the goal is to make the object or application physically attractive, the goal of user interface design is to make the user's interaction as intuitive as possible—what is often called user-centered design. Where good graphic/industrial design is bold and eye catching, good user interface design is to facilitate finishing the task at hand, not to draw attention to itself.

User Interface design is involved in a wide range of projects from computer systems, to cars, to commercial planes; all those projects involve much of the same basic human interaction yet also require some unique skills and knowledge. As a result, user interface designers tend to specialize in certain types of projects with skills centered around specific expertise for example software design, user research, web design, or industrial design.

See also:

• Elements of graphical user interfaces
  
• Experience design
  
• Gender HCI
  
• Graphical user interface
  
• Human-computer interaction
  
• Human geography
  
• Information architecture
  
• Interaction design
  
• Interaction design pattern
  
• Interactivity
  
• Knowledge visualization
  
• New interfaces for musical expression
  
• Participatory design
  
• Usability
• Users' experience
  
• User-centered design
  
• User interface
  
• Web design
  

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