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Spatial Design: 8 Principles and Guidelines for Immersive Experiences
In this article, we will explore the User Experience principles behind Apple’s new Spatial Design operating system.
Spatial Design: Designing for the User
To ensure a smooth user experience on the platform we are designing with this technique, it is crucial to strike a balance between innovation and familiarity.
Elements that users have always been familiar with, such as sidebars, tabs, and search fields, need to be designed in a way that allows users to navigate easily and find what they are looking for as if they have done it before.
It is important to maintain recognizable and user-friendly interfaces that adapt to the spatial environment in question.
Spatial Design: Designing Windows
In the spatial operating system, windows take on a new visual language that enhances the user experience.
Among the key features, we find the Glass background that allows perceiving the space behind through transparency, giving the user the sensation of a floating window within a real space.
Furthermore, for window management, there are UI components that allow users to:
- Move,
- Close,
- Resize.
Spatial Design: Window Sizes and Scalability
The interaction created by this mix of elements and UI components makes the interface fluid and engaging.
Windows can adapt to different sizes, being highly flexible and scalable.
Users can choose the size they want and have full control over it.
