Interactive Design
Screen grab from Spotify application
Spotify was an example i thought was great to use to be seen as interactive design, it allows the user to literally find in any song in the search bar, it also lets you click and drag the song from the bottom left of the page to then place it in your preferred playlist which shows it’s easy use to work with. There are more features in the bottom right of the image with the first icon allowing the user to queue a song they intend to listen to next, with icon next to that allows you to connect Spotify with the devices that are mobile in terms of connectivity for example connecting up with the phone or laptop or even speakers such as SONOS
This was an example of an interactive website that i came across was called ‘Pieces’, which was a website that showed endangered species with the 30 pieces which forms the animated animals, where you’re able to check for further information about dates of discovery, history and videos. This is a great example of a website where it engages the user to raise awareness to protect these endangered species in a visually beautiful way.
This website can be found on the Adidas website under the name of ‘Futurecraft’, very visually interactive, where it provides moving motion features in terms of text and the product which is the sneaker. The context of the shoe is for minimising waste and to reuse the materials with multiple uses, where they use recycled materials to create a recyclable shoe but it still is very fashionable to wear. This type of shoe would target the audience of people who are environmentally careful and aware that thousands of plastic and other materials that are contributed to waste. But also if you’re a fan of Adidas’s shoes snd you love their products this would be the perfect shoe to purchase because you’re protecting the environment, where you can feel a bit good about yourself. Adidas has done a great job in creating this interactive experience to give insight on the environmental sustainability of the shoe and the aesthetic look of it to make you want to purchase it.
Information/Instructional Design
Here is an example of a common use of instructional design where most people would’ve experienced sometime during their life when building a chair. It can be fun but also frustrating! it is quite evident here on why it is seen as a form of instructional design, with a step by step process of instructions and provided with information on how to build a chair.
Another example here is showing Sydney’s train network, where information is provided with a grid system followed by a legend system in the bottom left corner, assorted with certain colours which can be seen on the centre of the map indicating the certain railway line provided with the certain stopovers of the several suburbs involved when using that train line.
Here is a guideline of Site safety where it provides a simple use of instructions, with the use of easy information to follow through when following site safety rules. It also provides small icons on what is the most appropriate to use when following these steps. The colour is an important aspect of this example, with the use of yellow indicates the hazards or dangers involved within working on site. The red indicating that it is a sign revealing that it should not be permitted or allowed in the workplace, and the blue indicates the equipment involving whilst working on a site.
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