Learn to create seamless designs backed by a responsible understanding of the human mind. This
book examines how human behavior can be used to integrate your product design into lifestyle
rather than interrupt it and make decisions for the good of those that are using your product.
Mindful Design introduces the areas of brain science that matter to designers and passionately
explains how those areas affect each human's day-to-day experiences with products and
interfaces. You will learn about the neurological aspects and limitations of human vision and
perception about our attachment to harmony and dissonance such as visual harmony musical
harmony and about our brain's propensity towards pattern recognition and how we perceive the
world cognitively. In the second half of the book you will focus on the practical application
of what you have learned specific to interaction and interface design. Real-world examples are
used throughout so that you can really see how design is impacting our everyday digital
experience. Design is a responsibility but not enough designers understand the human mind or
the process of thought. This book explores the key factors involved and shows you how to make
the right design choices. What You'll Learn Review how attention and distraction work and the
cost of attentional switching Use Gestalt principles to communicate visual grouping Ensure your
underlying models make sense to your audience Use time progression and transition to create a
composition Carefully examine controlling behavior through reductionist and behaviorist
motivation concepts Apply the theoretical knowledge to practical mindful application design
Who This Book Is ForThe primary audience for this book is professional designers who wish to
learn more about thehuman mind and how to apply that to their work. The book is also useful for
design-focussed product owners and startup founders who wish to apply ethical thinking to a
team or when bootstrapping their products. The secondary audience is design students who are
either studying a 'traditional' visual design course or a UX interaction design course who
have a desire to learn how they might be able to apply mindful design to their early careers.
Finally a tertiary audience for this book would be tutors involved in teaching design or
peripheral courses who may wish to incorporate its teachings into their lectures workshops or
seminars.
