{"id":110595,"date":"2018-02-01T16:22:47","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T16:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/?p=110595"},"modified":"2019-10-01T11:35:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T11:35:35","slug":"microinteractions-for-better-product-usability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/microinteractions-for-better-product-usability\/","title":{"rendered":"microInteractions for better Product Usability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>microInteractions are small animations which accomplish the user&#8217;s main action. microInteractions not only makes a product human-friendly but also helps to create a very delightful and engaging user experience for the end-users.<\/p>\n<p>microInteractions are one of the core fundamentals of Interaction Design (a system which defines how machines behave with humans across different environments).<\/p>\n<p>a small microInteraction for a state where a user performed some sort of action and got a behavioural response from the system can be seen right below &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-110599 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/success.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>We can also use microInteractions to seek user&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n<p>A set of microInteractions helps a user to understand the product better and navigate across a different set of sections with an ease.<\/p>\n<p>A lo-fi product prototype with set of continuous microInteractions is shown below &#8211;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-110606\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dialog.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>We can add microInteractions to different entities like to a form&#8217;s field validation or a custom on\/off switch. microInteractions can also create a smooth delight to the morphed state elements. You can see a few more examples below for different cases.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-110609\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/micro-interaction-switch.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-110608\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/micro-interaction-play.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>micronInteractions should go in contrast with the main process and should support the user&#8217;s action.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if a user clicks over a hamburger icon and waits for the off-canvas content to appear, we can simply add a microInteraction to hamburger icon to help a user understand the button&#8217;s behaviour have now be toggled and it will now instead act as a trigger to close or hide the off-canvas data.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-110612\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/hamburger.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>microInteractions can be added to the Web products using <strong>CSS Transitions<\/strong> or <strong>Keyframe Animations<\/strong> which can be controlled by JavaScript. You can get started with CSS Transitions and Animations in no time to enhance and deliver a better usability to end-users.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for some ready to use alternative, you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/webkul.github.io\/micron\">micron.JS<\/a> to quickly add microInteractions to your DOM Elements.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-110614\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/micron-square.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webkul.github.io\/micron\">micron.JS<\/a> has been built to add multiple microInteractions to the DOM Elements on the go. A complete <a href=\"https:\/\/webkul.github.io\/micron\/docs.html\"> doc is also available<\/a> if you need some help to get started.<\/p>\n<p>You should add microInteractions to your products or applications right away to create a seamless and non-breaking experience for your end-users.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you liked this piece of the sharing. 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