Victoria Wu – Assignment #1

1. I had no idea how many specifications for each button family was so complex. I.e: I thought all pulldown buttons were called the same thing. I found out through the HIG that the naming differs depending on what kind of options are available.
2. Because of the HIG, people expect each app to provide some sort of feedback from the interface. If no feedback is provided (such as a loading signal) then it will be easily misunderstood as a frozen screen. I realized that I subconsciously have relied on the loading feedback when using applications.
3. I learned the names for the different types of windows: document window, app window, panel, dialog, alert

My name is Victoria Wu and I’m currently a rising Junior at UC Berkeley. I’m majoring in architecture but recently became interested in UX and how it related to design. I also work at Rapt Studio which has offices in SF and NY.