UX Interface in Delphi [closed]

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Working as a UX designer, I now have to develop a good interface to the Delphi system in the company.

Can I make animations and changes, like I did on the web part?

    
asked by anonymous 02.04.2018 / 19:24

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Yes, you can. As a language that accesses the operating system natively can do everything and more.

Note that it is not the language that provides this capability, it is the operating system and the language library provides easy access.

But it's very different from what you do for the web. Even UX should be different. You as designer of UX should know that everything needs to be tailored to the user who will effectively use that and the specific activity. What is good for one media is not good for another, what is good for one activity is a complication for another, which pleases one audience displeases another. Do not try to reproduce what you were doing on the web, look for the appropriate path to the desktop or mobile.

UX does not have to do with animations, most of the time, at least not directly, it has to do with experience, as the name itself says. It is common animation to leave something funny and make the experience worse, that is, it is not doing UX but rather entertainment. The animation can be used to enhance the experience, and this does not happen in any situation.

Honestly when I see this kind of question, I'm a little apprehensive because it's probably best not to do this. When the work to be done is complex, it depends on deep technical knowledge and experience to perform it properly, such a basic question connects the warning signal. The least of your problems is knowing what was asked. You have a long journey ahead.

For example, you will have to decide what framework will use. Unless they have already decided for you, then the question would lose its meaning. You can use the more traditional style of desktop applications ( VCL ), or the way it's considered more modern, of visuals and actions, and is programmed in a more web-like way ( FireMonkey ), but that does not mean that it does not have its disadvantages.

It should not be new to you, but here is a great answer question about UX .

    
03.04.2018 / 19:58