What's the Difference Between Interaction Design and Visual Design (UI)?
In the ever-evolving field of design, two terms often create confusion: Graphic/User Interface Design (IxD) and Graphic Design (Visual IxD). Both are important tasks in generating good user experiences but they address different aspects of the design process. By this, this blog would seek to explain these terms, their differences, and how they are interrelated when it comes to the practice of UX design. Interaction Design and Visual Design Explained Interaction Design is aimed at the designing of the interactive components of a certain product. It is more focused on designing methods of utilization with regards to how a user accomplishes a task or fulfills a purpose. Subtle and non-functional Information Interaction designers are interested in users’ flow, feedback, response time, and behavior concerning the product. They design a series of schematic layouts, mock-ups, or sample products that set an effective interface, as well as perform experiments aiming at determining users’ ease w...