JS drag and drop and resizing and multi-touch gestures with inertia and snapping
JavaScript drag and drop, resizing and multi-touch gestures with inertia and snapping for modern browsers (and also IE8+)http://interactjs.io/ (more…)
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Subtle Mouse Click Feedback Effects
Recently, many cool interaction effects have been created that follow Google Material Design principles somehow. One of the great little effects seen around is the ripple click effect, also called click waves. (more…)
Brand as Context in Interaction Design
I’m sure I was swearing allegiance to one brand over another as soon as I began to develop the capacity for critical thought. Reebok vs. Nike, Coke vs. Pepsi, SEGA vs. Nintendo, Apple vs. Microsoft—these warring companies were more than just brands to me, they were almost systems of belief. (more…)
Designing for Mobile, Part 2: Interaction Design
Welcome to Designing for Mobile, Part 2: Interaction Design. Here’s some background in case you’re just joining us mid-series: Designing for Mobile, Part 1: Information Architecture demonstrated the key challenges designers face when designing for mobile, primarily the mobile context: from viewing conditions, to behavior and emotion. (more…)
Contextualization is the Key to Delivering Powerful, Personalized Digital Experiences
It’s no secret that firms want to deliver the right experience to the right user at the right time on the right device. But increased options and heightened customer expectations caused by the splinternet—the fragmented world of web, social, video, and mobile touchpoints and devices—has made delivering relevant digital experiences more important (and challenging) than ever before. (more…)
Design for People, Not Interfaces
Interaction Design has been practised long before the digital revolution, but under different guises and representing many other facets of today’s design language. Once you understand the underlying principles, you will probably realise that everything that has ever been designed effectively, has had some interaction design techniques applied. (more…)
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