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Design microinteractions to create delightful user experiences! How can you optimize UX with tiny details?

Designing for Microinteractions

Getting started

If you are a user interface designer, it is important to learn how to design for microinteractions.

Microinteractions are the tiny details that make up the overall user experience.

They are the small animations, sounds, and visual cues that help users understand how to use an interface.

Designing for microinteractions can greatly enhance the user experience and increase user engagement.

This guide is for UI designers who want to learn how to design for microinteractions.

How to

  1. Identify the microinteractions needed for your interface
  2. Define the trigger for each microinteraction
  3. Design the feedback for each microinteraction
  4. Test and iterate on the microinteractions

Best practices

  • Keep microinteractions simple and intuitive
  • Use consistent visual and audio feedback
  • Consider the context of the microinteraction
  • Test and iterate on the microinteractions

Examples

Let’s say you are designing a mobile app for a food delivery service.

One microinteraction you may need to design for is the “add to cart” button.

Here is an example of how you can design the microinteraction:

User taps “add to cart” button

  • The button changes color to indicate it has been tapped
  • A small animation of a shopping cart appears and moves towards the top of the screen
  • A sound effect of a cash register “cha-ching” plays to indicate the item has been added to the cart

User taps “view cart” button

  • The button changes color to indicate it has been tapped
  • A small animation of the shopping cart appears and moves towards the bottom of the screen
  • The cart opens to reveal the items added
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