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Design Tips: Designing to Create Flow

Designing for Usability > Using Design to Create Flow

One of the best ways to make instruction easier to use is by being consistent. Design a grid to use as your blueprint that integrates design principles, elements and concepts. It helps you to map your positive and negative spaces.

Using Design to Create Flow–Non-Example

Unity
Keep sizes of elements uniform

White Space
Provide rest areas for users' eyes

Proximity
Keep related elements near one another

Alignment
Group items of similar shape and size

Focal Point
Direct the flow using emphasis

Perspective
Direct the viewer’s eye—add depth