Three popular interaction design ebooks are now available in one free download.
Our Practical Interaction Design Bundle collects both volumes of our popular Interaction Design Best Practices series, along with our Consistency in UI Design guide, giving you over 250 pages practical interaction design advice.
With over 35,000 downloads and counting, Interaction Design Best Practices: Volume 1, covers the tangibles of design: words, visuals, and space. In this e-book, you’ll learn about:
- The 5 dimensions of interaction design, and how to apply them
- Using copy and visuals to establish an emotional connection
- Orchestrating visual hierarchy to influence what your users see and when
- 4 different types of signifiers and how to apply them
- How to make interactions feel like conversation
- The importance of empty space, and how to use it
Interaction Design Best Practices: Volume 2 continues in the series with the intangibles: “time, responsiveness, and behavior.” This e-book explains:
- The best time frames for site responsiveness
- Finding the happy medium between too few and too many user choices (Hick’s Law)
- A quick guide to animation
- Designing for human behavior to create user habits
- How to reduce friction and raise enjoyment
Last, Consistency in UI Design discusses why consistency is essential to effective interaction design, with topics like:
- The common errors of inconsistency to avoid
- When maintaining consistency with other sites can help, and harm
- How strategic inconsistencies can draw attention to elements of your choice
These three books draw from real examples of companies such as Netflix, Airbnb, Etsy, Behance, and Mint.
