This touches on some of the most common ways people think and behave as it relates to software interfaces. Individuals are unique, but people generally behave predictably according to cognitive science.

- Safe Exploration
- Instant Gratification
- Satisficing
- Changes in Midstream
- Deferred Choices
- Incremental Construction
- Habituation
- Microbreaks
- Spatial Memory
- Prospective Memory
- Streamlined Repetition
- Keyboard Only
- Social Media, Social Proof, and Collaboration

Patterns of Cognition and Behavior Related to Interface Design

The older population (age over 65) comprises 8.5% of people worldwide (617 million) (2015, U.S. Census Bureau), and it is expected to double by 2050. As people age, they go through physiological and cognitive changes. When we design it is important to design for older people, we need to understand and accommodate to their physiological and cognitive changes. Things to consider:
-	Vision changes
-	Motor skills
-	Memory and Concentration
-	Motivation
-	Social Factors


Interface Design for Older Adults

Interdisciplinary use of behavioral science and psychology to inform user interface design. 

- Patterns of Cognition and Behavior related to Interface Design
- Interface Design for Older Adults

San Jose State University

Often called UI, user interface design is the design of screens that connect a user to machines and software and allow the user to manipulate them. UI focuses on maximizing usability and developing a user experience that is intuitive for humans. The goal of user interface design is to keep interactions between the interface and the user as simple and efficient as possible while still supporting enough capability for users to accomplish their goals. Graphic design plays a key role in creating an interface that affords its uses and functions. Because of this, the interface design process requires a balance between technical functionality and visual elements so the system not only operate properly, but also makes sense to the user.

User Interface Design

UI design is more concerned with the surface and overall feel of a design. UI design is a craft where you the designer build an essential part of the user experience. UX design covers the entire spectrum of the user experience. One analogy is to picture UX design as a car with UI design as the driving console.

UI vs UX design

UI Design Trends by Year
- Types of Trends
- 2020
- 2021

UI Design Trends

- UI Design Methods
- UI Design Tools
- UI Design Elements
- Types of Interfaces

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