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How can color show what is active in a design?

Gold color shows a concept that is active or moving. Dark colors show the container or the inactive parts. This helps a user quickly see what is important.

By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record

The rule

Gold color shows a concept that is active or moving.

Dark colors show the container or the inactive parts. This helps a user quickly see what is important.

Gold color highlights parts that are working or changing. Dark colors show the parts that hold or surround the active parts. This makes it easy to understand a system quickly. The user sees the important action first.

A designer creates an interface for a machine. The machine has many parts. The designer uses gold for the moving gears. The designer uses dark gray for the machine's outer case. A user can quickly see which parts are active.

Words you'll need

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Human-Computer Interaction

How people and computers communicate and work together

Feature Extraction

Pulling out the important bits from messy data

Pattern Recognition

Finding repeating structures in data

Questions people ask

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How should animation speed be chosen for different amounts of content?

Animation speed should match the content density. Content density means how much information is on the screen.

How should a modal dialog appear on a screen?

A modal dialog should appear in the center of the screen. It should fade in slowly.

How many words should be in a text panel?

A text panel should have fewer than 60 words. Or, a text panel should have more than 95 words.

What is a micro-moment in application design?

A micro-moment is a very short user experience. It happens quickly, usually less than half a second.

What to remember

Gold color shows a concept that is active or moving. Dark colors show the container or the inactive parts. This helps a user quickly see what is important.