Microinteractions

Praise for Microinteractions

“Microinteractions is a book I’ve wanted for a very long time. I’ve needed a thoughtful, insightful, and concise understanding of how to look at interaction design at the atomic level. Dan’s delivered that in spades.”

—Jared Spool, User Interface Engineering

“Microinteractions is an essential guide to designing in today’s world where a typical person touches a hundred different user experiences each day, and only the clearest interactions will turn a new user experience into a cherished product.

“In this book, Dan Saffer turns the Cognitive Walkthrough on its head and takes it to the next level, creating a new model for defining interactions and illustrating the strength of designing for moments rather than systems.

“An easy, jargon-free read and an invaluable reference, Microinteractions is packed with vital principles backed up by a wide spectrum of useful real-world examples of what to do and what not to do. You’ll get something out of reading any two pages and even more out of reading them again. The book is an example of its own teachings. Approachable, but with deeper insights as needed.”

—Kevin Fox, designer, Gmail

“Saffer has written an excellent, compact, and eminently readable volume on a subject under-valued and under-discussed in our industry: the art and science of creating small, delightful moments in our daily interactions with technology. I recommend it to any designer or programmer looking to enhance the desirability and polish the utility ...