What details should be paid attention to in software interface design?

Only by grasping the crux of the problem can we deal with it better. The same is true of software interface design. In order to design a good interface and realize a good human-computer interaction and user experience, it is necessary to grasp the key issues in the design process in detail. What are the details of software interface design?

Software menu design. Menu design generally has a selected state and an unselected state. The name should be on the left and the shortcut key should be on the right. If there is a lower menu, there should be a lower arrow symbol, and different functional areas should be divided by lines.

Pattern interface design

Design of software startup cover. The software startup cover should be a high-definition picture. If the software startup cover needs to be used on different platforms and operating systems, different formats will be considered, and the selected color should not exceed 256 colors, preferably 2 16 colors. The size of the software boot cover is mostly 1/6 of the resolution of the mainstream display. If it is a series of software, the unity and continuity of the overall design will be considered. The company logo, product trademark, software name, version number, website address, copyright notice, serial number and other information produced or supported should be prominently marked on it, so as to establish the image of the software and facilitate users or buyers to get tips when the software is started. Illustrations should use graphics with independent copyright, strong symbolism, high recognition and good visual communication effect. If photography is used, it should also be digitized to form the personalized characteristics of the software.

Software panel design. The design of software panel should have zoom function, the panel should be clearly divided into functional areas, and it should match the style of dialog box and pop-up box to save space and facilitate switching.

Software framework design. Software framework design should be concise and lively, with as little unnecessary modification as possible. It should consider saving screen space, the size of various resolutions, the state and principle of zooming, and reserve positions for buttons, menus, labels, scroll bars and status bars designed in the future. In the design, the overall tone should be reasonable, the software trademark should be placed in a prominent position, the main menu should be placed on the left or above, the scroll bar should be placed on the right, and the status bar should be placed below, which should conform to the visual process and user psychology.

Design of software buttons. Buttons should be interactive, that is, there should be 3 to 6 state effects: click state; The state in which the mouse is placed on it but not clicked; The state that the mouse is not placed on it before clicking; The state that the mouse is not placed on it after clicking; The state when you can't click; The state of being independently and automatically changed. Buttons should have a concise icon effect and allow users to have function-related reactions. The style of buttons in the group should be unified, and the buttons with big functional differences should be different.

Software icon design. Icon design colors shall not exceed 64 colors, and the sizes are 16x 16 and 32x32. Icon design is a square art, which should pay attention to visual impact. It needs to show the connotation of the software in a small scope, so many icon designers use simple colors when designing the logo, and use their eyes to make many wonderful icons by using the spatial mixing effect of colors and points.

Design of scroll bar and status bar. The scroll bar is mainly designed for the transformation of content in a fixed-size regional space, and should have up and down arrows, scroll marks and so on. Some still have traces of turning pages. The status bar is used to display and prompt the current status of the software.

These are the key problems that should be paid attention to in software interface design. Grasping these key points, we can design a good software interface.