UX & UI – Knowledge Organiser A graphical user interface (GUI) is the most UI – User Interface UX – User Experience User experience refers to common type of user interface in a device or program a person's emotions and use today. It is a very 'friendly' way enabling a user to A interface attitudes about using a menu-driven for people to interact with the communicate with a particular product, computer system or service. lets you interact with a computer or computer because it makes use of device by working your way through a pictures, graphics and icons - hence A CLI allows the user to interact series of screens or menus. e.g. ATM why it is called 'graphical’. e.g. directly with the computer system by Think about an old iPod or mobile phone, they Windows and macOS. A GUI (pronounced gooey) is also known as a typing in commands (instructions) both use a menu driven interface. You are presented with a menu, you make a choice and WIMP interface because it makes use of: into a screen which looks similar to then the next menu appears on the screen. You Windows - a rectangular area on the screen the one in the background e.g. DOS make another choice and so on. where the commonly used applications run Icons - a picture or symbol which is used to It is all text-based represent a software application or hardware device You cannot just type in any kind of Menus - a list of options from which the user can choose what they require instruction of course, because the Pointers - a symbol such as an arrow which computer will only react to a moves around the screen as you move your definite set of words. mouse. Helps you to select objects. • Fast if you know the commands • Needs less memory than a GUI • Slow to use if poorly designed • Irritating if too many menus • Menu can take up a large part of the screen.