[AccessD] User interface

Hi Arthur:

I went to a very interesting talk about a year ago to do with the physiology
behind the UI. The company that was doing the presentation made their living
by redesigning UI for product development companies.

One of their main claims to fame was that they worked with Apple and Google,
in design work. There were so many components of UIs, that they covered,
that most of the little things were forgotten.

The main points I remember was:

1. Keep it lean...less is more.
2. A pretty and very clean design is as important or maybe more important
than the actual application. (Spending half an hour on rounded curves and
shadows may be you best time investment.)
3. Use graphics...people do not read. 
4. When using text, the less text the better and font choice and weight and
giving emphasis to key points or words is best.

When I am deciding on an interface, checking out an Apple or Google app is a
good way to refresh memory.

Jim
    

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 5:02 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] User interface

So, given that there are only three of us so far on this thread, I seem to
be the odd man out on letting the themes define the colors. That's ok. But I
confess that I am not a big fan of letting software developers (e.g. Google
et. al.) define my color schemes. I would far prefer this be done on a
global scale so that all apps are painted with the color-scheme I chose in
WIndows itself, not the particular app. But that's just me.

A.

On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>wrote:

> I'm a fan of the one-form-at-a-time approach for the app I distribute as a
> run time.  It's complex enough without the users getting lost between
> windows.  I make them go back up the menu tree and down again to the form
> they want.  I have occasional buttons for lateral moves but not many.
>
> R
>
>
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