INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

In this chapter the design and build of the mobile app interface will be discussed which give the user ease of use when it is needed most. During this chapter, an in depth look into the application and occupation of the mobile app will be discussed that will provide the foreground for the User Interface (UI).

To understand the core principle of the app we will look at the registration to the app. Like most applications, users are to be held accountable for any misuse of the application, to ensure its reliable, effective and trusted.

To improve the quality of the user interface design a few key principles need to be addressed namely:

• Structure • Simplicity • Visibility • Feedback • Reuse

“They remove a lot of the guesswork and make interfaces more predictable and, therefore, easier to use” (Bieller,2021:1). These five principles are explained by Bieler(2021) as follows:

Structure Principle: Organising a purposeful and practical manner that is clear and apparent for users, combining relatable features and discarding the unrelated.

Simplicity Principle: Make the familiar tasks easy in a relatable tone and ensure accessibility for long procedures.

Visibility Principle: What you see is what you get. Allowing the user to consume all relevant data without distractions. Good designs don’t overwhelm users with alternatives or confuse them with unnecessary information.

Feedback Principle: The design should keep users informed of actions or interpretations, changes of state or condition, and errors or exceptions that are relevant and of interest to the user through clear, concise, and unambiguous language familiar to users.

Reuse Principle: Maintaining a consistent behaviour with purpose will minimize the need for users to re-evaluate and remember.

The conceptualisation of the interface will be based on these principles and a basic design will emerge that will explore the design possibilities for the functions of the app.