Simplified user interface
From HandWiki
A simplified user interface (SUI) is an illustration of a software interface that reduces irrelevant information to abstract shapes to create a "stylised but instantly recognisable image" that conveys the contextually important details.[1] Similar in look to wireframes, SUIs have uses in marketing,[1] user onboarding (for instance by Slack[2] and Google Analytics[3]), and technical communication.[4][5]
As well as improving the speed and clarity of communication, for those creating documentation SUIs offer a degree of future-proofing against incremental changes to the interface,[1] and aid the translation of documents into other languages.[6]
Further reading
- Johnson, Tom (19 January 2019). "Write the Docs podcast episode 33: simplified user interfaces, with Anton Bollen". https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wtd-episode-33-simplified-user-interfaces/. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- Saremba, Leonie; Bollen, Anton (February 2021). "Simplified graphics and screenshots in software documentation". https://www.tcworld.info/e-magazine/technical-writing/simplified-graphics-and-screenshots-in-software-documentation-1102/. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- Segelin, Steve (2018). "Graphic content warning: the pros, cons, and alternatives to screenshots". https://www.writethedocs.org/videos/portland/2018/graphic-content-warning-the-pros-cons-and-alternatives-to-screenshots-steve-stegelin/. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- Cassidy, Kat. "Creating beautiful SUIs". https://katcassidy.com/blog/creating-beautiful-suis. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bollen, Anton (7 August 2019). "Simplified graphics: meet the new design style for technical communication". https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/simplified-graphics-meet-new-design-style-technical-anton-bollen/. "(Originally published as 'SUI: revolutionising graphic effects', Communicator, Summer 2019, Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC).)"
- ↑ Simon, Justin. "3 great examples of simplified user interface". https://www.techsmith.com/blog/simplified-user-interface-examples.
- ↑ "Discover". https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/a34931395w63511397p65167856/report/discover.
- ↑ Ballard, Paul (Summer 2021). "The globots are coming". Communicator (ISTC): 14–15.
- ↑ "Simplified user interface". https://www.stc.org/?s=Simplified+User+Interface.
- ↑ Wiedemer, Michele (19 January 2019). "Simple solutions to evergreen images". https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/simple-solutions-evergreen-images-michele-wiedemer/. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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