INTERACTIVE DESIGN

Interaction Design is designing interactive products to support people in their everyday and working lives. It is about creating user experiences that enhance and extend the way people work, communicate and interact with each other. Examples of interactive design involves such things as mapping, mind maps, brain storming and flow diagrams.

"By interaction we mean any communication between a user and computer, be it direct or indirect. Direct interaction involves a dialog with feedback and control throughout the performance of the task. Indirect interaction may involve background or batch processing. The important thing is that the user is interacting with the computer in order to accomplish something."

Dix, A., J. Finlay, G. Abowd, R. Beale. Human-Computer Interaction, last accessed February 2008

A great example of interactive design would be the Coca Cola and Apple Web site .They use flash elements in creating a visual based system to help navigate users way around the web site. These are great examples of how interactivity has been used in design to create a exciting and involving experience.









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