Interactive Design

DEFINITION

Interactive Design is an attempt to create design whilst considering the need for end-users to be able to modify a product/system or service with valuable feedback provided by the design.

In the modern context, most Intercative Designs are web or electronically based and draw upon many of the prinicples of Web 2.0. Many successful examples of Interactive Design in electronic media have been discussed in the previous post abot Web 2.0.

GREAT WEB DESIGN EXAMPLES

Ebay - designed to allow users the ability to design advertisements for the sale and purchase of goods.

Toyota Australia - allows users to personalise a car to their specific tastes, therefore improving customer/product relations.

Web 2.0

DEFINITION

Web 2.0 is a common term referring to web applications that are designed to facilitate information sharing, interoperability, self administered page design and user collaboration and communication.

EXAMPLES

There are an ever growing number of examples for Web 2.0. Some have benefited from massive user number growth and popularity increases. Some of the more common examples of Web 2.0 include:

Facebook - social networking site with customizable applications.

Wikipedia - internet based encyclopedia whose entries are suggested and edited by anyone.

MySpace - a social networking site similar to Facebook.

YouTube - network site with videos made and posted by the general public.

Twitter - short conversational, type posted by people to communicate with others.