{"id":5375,"date":"2023-05-24T20:34:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T15:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fletcherstudios.net\/blog1\/?p=5375"},"modified":"2023-05-24T20:34:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T15:34:54","slug":"ux-ui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fletcherstudios.net\/blog1\/2023\/05\/24\/ux-ui\/","title":{"rendered":"UX\/UI"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, in the few moments I get here and there, I try and read what I can; usually in the pickup line at kiddo’s school.<\/p>\n

Lately, I’ve been deepdiving into UX \/ UI – while I ‘can’ do graphic design, I’m much more of a get the idea out and its done. It also feels like the biggest weakness because it usually has no pizzazz or style.<\/p>\n

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Old, boring UI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In my random bits of knowledge – I kept feeling like my mobile game just wasn’t good enough – it was distracting me. And it didn’t help that my neighbor’s little boy had a bit of trouble figuring out the gameplay. That smacks of poor design.<\/p>\n

So – back to the sketchbook. Or sketchbooks, as it were.<\/p>\n

My little art director has filled dozens of 18″x24″ newsprint pads, and still draws a lot to this day. So I dove into them, looking for anything that might be a better fit than the clock I had been using.<\/p>\n

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My lil art director thinks of everything<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A slider bar! That is a lot easier to read – and I could put it right under Booper, so the player wouldn’t have to take their eyes off the action! Plus it frames the player and the play area nicely, and I could move the completed word counter right underneath the letter boxes. Much neater!<\/p>\n

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So. Much. Better.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I might just be getting the hang of this dev stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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