Designing the user interface: text, colour, images, moving images and sound

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Please note: This course is closing soon and will be removedfrom OpenLearn on 20 June 2024. Please make sure you have finished studying thecourse by then. Why is the way something looks important? Text, colour, images, moving images and sound all interact to produce a user-friendly environment within a user interface. This free course, Designing the user interface, will help you understand the effect each software component has on the user and explain how a consistent and thoughtful application of these components can have a significant impact on the look of the final product.

Syllabus

Introduction
Learning outcomes
1 Devices
1 Devices
1 1 Getting the best from interaction devices
2 Text
2.1 The role of text
2.2 The characteristics of text
2.3 How to use text to good effect
1.3 Colour
1.3.1 The role of colour
1.3.2 The characteristics of colour
1.3.3 Choosing colours with the right connotations
1.3.4 How to use colour to good effect
1.3.5 Using colour to represent information
1.4 Images
1.4.1 The role of images
4.2 Using images to good effect
1.5 Moving images
1.5.1 Different types of moving image
1.5.2 Using animation to good effect
5.3 Using video clips to good effect
1.6 Sound
1.6.1 The role of sound
1.6.2 Different types of sound
1.6.3 Using sound effects to good effect
6.4 Using music to good effect
1.6.5 Using speech to good effect
1.6.6 Problems with the use of sound
Conclusion
References
Acknowledgements

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Ma. Gabrielle Campos

While taking this course, I had thoughts in my mind that I hope it could help me enhance my skill. In doubtees, they proved it. I am forever grateful for trusting my guts to take this path. I have learned new knowledge and techniques in balancing the colors, what fits and what's not. Of course, it's not just about the balancing figure, they provide cool techniques of the images and bop sounds. You can all learn everything you are looking for in this course. It's all in one package plus it's FREE. Yes, you read it right, it's free. So I am always thankful to this. I hope they will acknowledge more awesome ways of fitting each other's figure. Keep it up!

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