Pro Tips for Great Information Design

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Information Design Marco Costa – Senior Consultant @ OutSystems

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Pro tips for great



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Can you memorize 7 digits?

42 3512942



Bad applications will make

your users fat


The 3 basic rules

Easy to read

Easy to input

Easy to navigate


Easy to read

Are your applications easy to read?


Lazy fact #7548323121

You were too lazy to read that number


Is this easy to read?


What about this one?



Content is king


Group elements


Use white space


Work the visual hierarchy


Optimize for main use

cases


Remove clutter


Focus on user needs


The 3 basic rules

Easy to read

Easy to input

Easy to navigate


Easy Input

Input is a pain, how to make it easy?


Are they that different?


Keep it simple and organize


Use auto-complete lists


Stop misusing dropdowns


Give good feedback


Feedforward your users


The 3 basic rules

Easy to read

Easy to input

Easy to navigate


Help user navigate

Content is king, but your users need to get there


Reduce number of

decisions


Use content navigation


Button vs links


Scrolling is the new ‘next’

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Use breadcrumbs wisely


Help users search


The 3 basic rules

Easy to read

Easy to input

Easy to navigate


How?


Thank you! Marco Costa – Senior Consultant @ OutSystems


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