Interaction Design
Designing what happens when you do things.
Definition
The design of how a system behaves in response to a person's actions over time.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
Designing what happens when you do things.
Example
Deciding that a drag reorders immediately and reconciles in the background, rather than waiting for the server.
Local chart
TERM·034 · Region X · Grid C5
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Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Optimistic UIPAT·013 · Pattern
- FeedbackPRIN·004 · Principle
- MotionFND·052 · UI foundation
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