User Interface Design/App/Website/Backend

We needed a app, website and backend UI designs. Below is the brief. User Interface Design Basics Interface elements include but are not limited to: Input Controls: buttons, text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdown lists, list boxes, toggles, date field Navigational Components: breadcrumb, slider, search field, pagination, slider, tags, icons Informational Components: tooltips, icons, progress bar, notifications, message boxes, modal windows Containers: accordion There are times when multiple elements might be appropriate for displaying content. When this happens, it’s important to consider the trade-offs. For example, sometimes elements that can help save us space, put more of a burden on the user mentally by forcing them to guess what is within the dropdown or what the element might be. Best Practices for Designing an Interface Everything stems from knowing our users, including understanding their goals, skills, preferences, and tendencies: Keep the interface simple. The best interfaces are almost invisible to the user. Avoid unnecessary elements and are clear in the language they use on labels and in messaging. Create consistency and use common UI elements. By using common elements in our UI, users feel more comfortable and are able to get things done more quickly. It is also important to create patterns in language, layout and design throughout the site to help facilitate efficiency. Once a user learns how to do something, they should be able to transfer that skill to other parts of the site. Be purposeful in page layout. Consider the spatial relationships between items on the page and structure the page based on importance. Careful placement of items can help draw attention to the most important pieces of information and can aid scanning and readability. Strategically use color and texture. You can direct attention toward or redirect attention away from items using color, light, contrast, and texture to your advantage. Use typography to create hierarchy and clarity. Carefully consider how you use typeface. Different sizes, fonts, and arrangement of the text to help increase scanability, legibility and readability. Make sure that the system communicates what’s happening. Always inform our users of location, actions or errors. The use of various UI elements to communicate status and, if necessary, next steps can reduce frustration for your user. Think about the defaults. By carefully thinking about and anticipating the goals people bring to our site, we want to create defaults that reduce the burden on the user. This becomes particularly important when it comes to form design where you might have an opportunity to have some fields pre-chosen or filled out.