Microinteractions: Design with Details

Speaker: Dan Saffer

The difference between a good product and a great one are its details:
the microinteractions that make up the small moments inside and around
features. How do you turn on mute on your phone? How do you know you
have a new email message? How can you change a setting? All these
little moments–which are typically not on any feature list and often
ignored–can change a product from one that is tolerated to one that’s
beloved. This talk provides a new way of thinking about designing
digital products: as a series of microinteractions that are essential
to bringing personality and delight to applications and devices. We’ll
delve into the structure of microinteractions—Triggers, Rules,
Feedback, and Loops—and talk about why you should: Bring The Data
Forward, Don’t Start From Zero, Use What is Often Overlooked, and Play
The Long Game.