Deep Interaction is a design pattern (for lack of a better term) which encourages users to spend time with an app or website. Services which use deep interaction will more than likely be content heavy, online only, and where the end goal is a distraction from the real world. Conversely, Shallow Interaction is a pattern which encourages the user to interact, not with a device or application, but with people. The application/device is purely there to add to the experience.
Recently I posted an article rant about how user onboarding shouldnât be seen as âhandholdingâ, and how itâs an important factor in ensuring that your users know how to use your system and arenât left feeling lost at sea. However, it can sometimes be better to let your users dive in at the deep end. Anyone who has had […]
First impressions count. Youâve managed to convince a user to give you their personal details, now you want them to keep coming back. Itâs been proven many times that users donât come back to services which are hard to use. Frustration isnât just the name of a board game, itâs a killer for apps and […]
Way back when in 2013, the UK government decided that parents couldnât be trusted to install parental blockers/filters on their home computers or to supervise their children on the internet or to use mechanisms already provided by their ISPs to filter internet content coming into their home. They instead decided that ALL new internet customers needed to […]
Weâve all been there, you want a list of links in your footer and since youâre a nice web designer/developer you want to let visitors know that the link will take them to an external site. Well, FontAwesome has got your back there! Theyâve got at least two icons you can use to denote external links […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that âif it ainât broke, donât fix itâ. Hence why it is important when creating web forms to let your users know if something isnât quite right. Whether itâs requiring a space between postcode sections, not allowing certain characters in an address, or a required field is left blank, […]
For the uninitiated, there are a variety of products a lady can use while sheâs surfing the crimson wave ranging from the disposable tampons and pads to the reusable cups. Many ladies also use apps to predict when their periods are going to start, when theyâre going to have their heaviest flow, and ovulation times. […]
You may remember that a while ago, we posted an article about Google Fit and how it was so close to being an awesome fitness tracker. Today, its taken one step closer to greatness. At the weekend, I had a great chance to pit Google Fit against FitBit. Away on a family holiday walking along Hadrians Wall, […]
2nd September 2015
I love data. I also (every so often) like trying to get fit. Handily, there are loads of apps out there ready and willing to help! Iâve had a Fitbit Flex (that went the way of the Dodo due to it not having a proper screen) which, while I loved it. just wasnât quite right […]