Interface Design Quality*
All great interfaces share eight qualities or characteristics
• Clarity avoids ambiguity by making everything clear through language, flow, hierarchy and metaphors for visual elements
• Concision no clarifying and labeling. Don’t put many things are on the screen., the real challenge in making a great interface is to make it concise and clear at the same time.
• Familiarity certain elements can still be familiar. Real-life metaphors can be used to communicate meaning.
• Responsiveness should not feel sluggish. Providing good feedback to the user about what’s happening and whether the user’s input is being successfully processed.
• Consistency keeping your interface consistent across your application is important because it allows users to recognize usage patterns.
• Aesthetics While you don’t need to make an interface attractive for it to do its job, making something look good will make the time your users spend using your application more enjoyable.
• Efficiency Time is money, and a great interface should make the user more productive through shortcuts and good design.
• Forgiveness A good interface should not punish users for their mistakes but should instead provide the means to remedy them.