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FINAL ARTEFACT

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                     Design Rationale








                     Mobile Application: Principles of Interaction Design




                     Visual Consistency                                                      External Consistency                                                  User Efficiency

                     Learnability for users is ensured as the app follows a                  It is maintained by having a familiar search bar,                     Preset lists and onboarding is kept so that user is

                     consistent  pattern  in  terms  of  colours,  fonts,  design            login, onboarding process, gird/list views, profile                   able to navigate quicker and efficiently. Support
                     elements and tabs.                                                      icons, light/dark mode etc.                                           texts and popups are used to assist user.


                     Functional Consistency                                                 Fitt’s Law                                                             Readability

                     It is maintained as different sections function the                    The buttons and icons are clear and big enough to be                    Fonts is  big enough and  used in proper
                     same way and have similar options to activate an                       able to click, and placed with enough space that they                   constrasting colours to ensure high readability.

                     item or to create new items.                                           do not interfere with each other.                                       White space and cards are used to group similar
                                                                                                                                                                    information together.
                     Internal Consistency                                                   Learnability

                     The application has a consistent colour flow and                       Onboarding screens in the start assist the user to

                     features such as toggle for activating an item, toggle                 know about how to use the app. There are different
                     tabs on top and create item button is at bottom with                   feedbacks on clickable objects.
                     yellow text. All information FAQS popups and buttons                   Affordances are taken into account by keeping
                     are in blue colour. Extra information in cards or                      navigation simple and clear with active and inactive
                     bookings is in yellow.                                                 buttons distinct.



                     Gestalts Principles



                     Figure-Ground Organisation                               Law of Similarity                                      Uniform Connectedness                             Law of pragnanz


                     The background and foreground is kept                    Similar objects are grouped together                   Similar     fonts,     colours      and           There is  symmetry in  design as
                     distinct so that  proper  constrast  is                  such as different luggage groups or                    functionality keeps the overall                   first and last icons of navigation
                     ensured and information is clearly                       document sets. Similar items are                       look uniform and easy to get used                 bar open up to section cards

                     understood throughout the app.                           grouped in categories in to do lists.                  to the layout.                                    while second and fourth icons
                                                                                                                                                                                       open to tab views.








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