Out there there is a variety of information that suggests interface design techniques and patterns that are considered good and right. Indeed, if you follow these suggestions, you will most likely create a website or application with a good UI. But maybe you also need a checklist of what characteristics actually make a UI look good.
Clear
Having a clear UI is one of the important elements in user interface design. Of course, the goal of UI design is for people to easily use and interact with your system. If people can’t understand how to use and navigate your website they are bound to get confused.
Short
Of course having a clear UI will make your UX great, but you also have to be careful that your explanations are not too long. If you put definitions and explanations on every part of your website, your website will look more cluttered. Most likely as your website grows, your interface will also continue to evolve. If you put too many explanations, your users will later spend time reading the explanations. The UI may be clear, but it should also be concise. If an explanation is needed, try to be able to explain it in one sentence. If you could label it with just one word that would be even better. Don’t waste your users’ time. It’s possible to make sure everything is brief but clear can be a challenge. But if you can do that, your website UI will be satisfying.
Familiar
Perhaps one of the words you hear often when discussing web design is intuitive. What does that word actually mean? In simple terms, intuitive means that your layout can be easily understood naturally and only by using instinct. But how do you make your website layout intuitive? You need to use a familiar web design.
Familiar is meant here is something that has never been seen before. If you are familiar with something, you know what to do, right? Think about what your website users will be familiar with and incorporate these things into your web design.
Consistent
In developing user interfaces, consistency in the interface can help users to understand patterns. From one interface, they can learn what buttons, tabs, icons, and various elements on that interface are used for.
If they later find a similar interface, they can understand what the elements in that interface are used for. That way, they can do things faster and learn new features faster. One company that often does this is Microsoft with its Microsoft Office program. If you notice from the past, even though they always update their Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel, and Power Point, the elements in the three programs remain consistent. Even though the interface changes, you know that to save files, you can click on the diskette icon and to print you just click on the printer icon.
Interesting
This one point may be considered subjective but the interfaces will be better if they have an attractive appearance. What is meant by interesting here is that your interface is attractive to use.
Indeed, if you can make your UI simple, easy to use, efficient, and responsive, you already have a good UI. But if you can also make it interesting, of course it will be more fun to use, right? You will also make your customers happier using your website.
Of course, what is considered interesting for your website or application also needs to be adjusted to your market and audience. So your display must be attractive according to your audience. But you also have to pay attention to the functions of your website so that they continue to function properly.