Psychology of Interaction Design: The Ultimate Guide

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What You’ll Learn

  • A deep, cognitive understanding of the human behind the term “user,” including the user’s memory and decision-making and problem-solving skills
  • How to understand what the user sees when confronted by your product
  • How to identify potential pitfalls in your design before any of them become a problem for your users
  • How to elevate your design above those of your competitors by creating user-centered products, virtually free from frustrating elements
  • How to design products that provide satisfying user experience and, in turn, increase sales

A deep understanding of human psychology is essential for all designers when creating a user-centered product with great user experience. While many individual differences will never cease to exist between users, we are united by our shared psychology; the constraints and abilities of the human mind are much the same for all of us. Developing an understanding of these cognitive limitations and capabilities is the key to interaction design and a great user experience. Without an awareness of how we interact with things in the real and virtual worlds, you’ll find that your designs will fall short of their potential.

This course will equip you with the knowledge to relate to your users psychologically, thus allowing you to create stand-out products. Through learning about different aspects of human cognition—and how they relate to interaction design—you will find yourself much better equipped to put yourself in your users’ shoes, shifting their thoughts to the forefront and keeping a firm hold of them there when designing your next creation.

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Course Overview

  • Each week, one lesson becomes available.
  • Study flexibly. Take as much time as you want.

Lesson 0: Welcome and Introduction

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour, 32 mins.

Lesson 1: Interaction Design: An Introduction

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 6 hours, 31 mins.

Lesson 2: The Psychology of Interaction Design: Cognitive Frameworks

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 2 hours, 7 mins.

Lesson 3: The Gestalt Laws and Interface Design

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 2 hours, 39 mins.

Lesson 4: Visual Perception and Colour Vision

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 4 hours, 7 mins.

Lesson 5: Human Cognition and the Interactive Experience

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 2 hours, 46 mins.

Lesson 6: User Error: Who is to blame?

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour, 50 mins.

Lesson 7: Tangible User Interface Design and the Psychology of Touch

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 2 hours, 25 mins.

Lesson 8: Comparing User Interfaces

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 14 mins.

Lesson 9: Interaction Design Approaches

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour, 33 mins.

Lesson 10: Interaction Design Methods

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 2 hours, 47 mins.

Lesson 11: Interaction Design: The Process

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour, 52 mins.

Lesson 12: IxDF Course Certificate and Course Wrap-up

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 13 mins.

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Vasanth Kumar Talla
Vasanth Kumar Talla
Student

Lot of information which is valid and good to use in real time environment and projects.

Theo Braden
Theo Braden
Student

I appreciated how the theory drives considerations for interaction design. It made the information much more digestible and intentional.