Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design

Description of the article « Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design »

Most interface problems have been solved before. Designing Interfaces collects those solutions as patterns you can recognise, reuse and adapt.

What you'll learn

The book organises well-established interface patterns by problem: helping people navigate, laying out a screen, displaying lists and complex data, getting input through forms, and handling actions and commands. Each pattern explains what it is, when to use it, why it works and where it doesn't, with examples from real websites and apps. It opens with chapters on how people use interfaces, which explain the reasoning behind the patterns.

Who it's for

It's best used as a reference by interaction and UI designers, front-end developers and product teams who want a shared vocabulary for common design decisions.

It's long and comprehensive, so few people read it cover to cover. Keep it nearby and look up the pattern you need when you face a specific design problem.