INTERFACE DESIGN Umania knows that nowadays the market complexity produces a wide products supply, so knowing the consumer’s needs and defining the profile or the profiles that will use the interface is fundamental.Furthermore in comparison with a constantly evolving technology and a bigger technological complexity due to more and more sophisticated products, the interaction between man and machine has to be managed at best, in terms of pleasantness and user-friendliness.
The aim Umania proposes itself is to create interfaces that are not only simple and intuitive, but also engaging, which can create a pleasant experience of use for the customer and, as a consequence, bring our client a positive image.
The customer’s needs in terms of usability, agreeability and pleasantness of use, together with the aims of innovation, recognition and cost for the client are for Umania the starting point of the interface development.
Umania uses innovative tools in the process of creation and definition of the interface, such as:
- focus group: they help define user’s needs and allow you to establish the interface’s scenarios of use during the introduction phases of the project
- sharing methods: the involvement of the user-type in the process allows you to develop functional requisites of the product in line with the user’s needs
- scenarios of use: their definition allows the designers to model a product on the real needs of future users, who the project is addressed to
- heuristic evaluations: our team of experts in interaction evaluates by means of specific techniques the usability and functionality of the interface during the whole development process, with the aim of constantly improving the project and coming to a final product in line with the objectives
- usability tests: they are carried out on virtual and also physical prototypes and they permit to recognize and solve problems linked to the use of the interface and, therefore, to improve the final experience of the user with the interface itself.
The application fields of the interface design where Umania can support you are:
- interfaces of products for the user: household appliances, electronic equipment, etc.
- interfaces of industrial products: command and control boards, machine interfaces.
To do all of this we have a team of professionals, who collaborate in the creation and development of an interface:
- Information architect – disegnano l’organizzazione e il flusso delle informazioni che giungono all’utente
- Technology specialists – they support the client in the choice of suited technology, taking into consideration costs, services of the interface and the needs of the final user
- Interaction designers – they plan the interaction user-product
- Visual and Graphic designers – they create the graphics of the interface taking into consideration some human factors like the readability and visibility of the information, to enhance the product and the brand.
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