IoT Design
IoT Design or Internet of Things design refers to a process of designing the interactions for a user with an IoT device such as Smartwatches, Screens for smart cars, and other smart devices like Amazon Echo, etc. An IoT design enables the user to easily navigate through the interface resulting in higher user retention and user satisfaction.
This Internet of Things design can be divided into three parts:
- IoT Interface design: IoT Interface design is the process of creating visual interfaces for an application. There are lots of businesses where a designer will play both parts, but there are also lots of designers who specialize in UI design. UI designers help users to navigate an interface by using visual clues.
- IoT experience design: IoT experience design is the process of creating the experiences or the interactions that a user has with a product. The basic principle of UX design is to keep the needs of the user prior and improve the interaction of the user and the product keeping this in mind.
- IoT hardware design: IoT design is not just about designing the software interfaces and interactions but also about designing the shape and the structure of the hardware part of the device. In the hardware design part, the designers come up with the physical shape of the product, material used, color, texture and other visual properties.
Designing for the IoT: Creating Interfaces for Connected Devices
Internet of Things is no more a thing of the past, the last decade saw exponential growth in the devices that run on the principle of Internet of Things and with this increase in IoT devices, IoT design has also been growing and designers are eyeing up for the future of design that is designing experiences and interfaces for Connected Devices. In this article, we will discuss what Internet of Things (IoT) design is. How can we design for connected devices along with some best practices?
Designing for IOT