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Good points. Interested to find out more what you mean with this: > 5. Learn that design is meant to move, and pick up animation! I mainly work with 'Enterpr
by uxcolumbo 4y ago
Good points.
Interested to find out more what you mean with this:
> 5. Learn that design is meant to move, and pick up animation!
I mainly work with 'Enterprise' or B2B users. My experience those users don't care about animations. They just want the fastest way from A -> B and don't get in their way.
What's your experience and with what type of users?
I get frustrated with animated interfaces on the web. It usually means my laptop fan spins up because the designer wanted to show off how cool all those CSS animation thingies are.
UI animations seen on mobile apps are better, e.g. subtle animations used in Apple's music app improve usability.
I usually try to stick to using it for making signifiers clearer, to show state changes or for feedback.
This is a good book: https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/designing-interface-animation/ https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/designing-interface-animati...
- idopmstuff 4y agoMy whole career has been in enterprise software, and I've found that the actual end users like the same sorts of things you find in well-designed consumer apps, because that's what they're used to. I think when you say "UI animations seen on mobile apps are better, e.g. subtle animations used in Apple's music app improve usability." that really nails it - nobody wants overly artsy animations (in consumer or B2B software, in my experience), but subtle use of animation can make the product feel more responsive in a way that improves the user's perception of it.
- pipeline_peak 4y ago> It usually means my laptop fan spins up What laptop do you use?