Understanding HCI

Design Principles

Many design principles exist due to human limitations in the following areas:

  1. memory
  2. vision
  3. hearing

Users can be classified into different

Different design principles exist when the device is a touchscreen rather than a mouse or keyboard driven system.

Also important to consider is the age of the audience. Adults have different design needs to children.

Not all individuals are equally abled. Inclusive design takes this into account.