UXD 104- visual imaging and interaction

imaging and photography

The Role of Photography in Design

the use of photography in design concludes with the use of this will enhance visual communication and boosts user engagement throughout photography and design experience photos can enhance a area of design qualities as for example if a design element has a photo this bring more comfort and personality to the website/ application which bring a better experience. this is a common practice throughout new application for example, many magazine covers use this method of using images and graphics to depict what the user wants.

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photography roles

interest and attractiveness

the attractiveness in a design is very important and most of the time this can be achieved with images or photography for example;

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this example of Neighbourhood cafe is a very good example on how photography can be a good design choice and can be one of the more important design elements in a screen.

illustrate ideas and products

some companies can use some prototypes and idea concepts as photos in their designs as a way to illustrate new ideas to the user and these can be interactive as well as a still picture. an example of this would be Dyson.

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the use of the company showing the user product images are very important and to see how this is made can bring a lot of attention to the brand especially what Dyson has done in the images above.

communicate information or data

some ways imagery can be used is to communicate something to the user which many images like BMW have achieved and how they make or what model a car is using images and photos of what the product is. also some data can be used in the form of imagery as well this can be percieved better than just a bar chart or pie chart.

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create a sense of brand identity or personality