Laban Principles for UX Design
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This document discusses Laban Movement Principles and how they can be applied to UX/UI design. It introduces Rudolf Laban, the creator of the first dance notation system and movement theorist. It then explains some of Laban's key concepts including kinesphere, spatial harmony, and the Effort Graph which analyzes the dynamics of movement. The document provides examples of how these principles correlate to gestures and qualities of intention. It concludes by examining applications of Laban's work for graphical interface motion, interaction metaphors, and examples like gestural interfaces.
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Laban Principles for UX Design
- 1. Laban Movement Principles for UX/UI Design Dr. Kate Sicchio
- 3. Rudolf Laban (1879 – 1958) “Through his work, Laban raised the status of dance as an art form, and his explorations into the theory and practice of dance and movement transformed the nature of dance scholarship” (trinitylaban.ac.uk, 2015)
- 4. Rudolf Laban (1879 – 1958) Choreographer – Modern Dance Pioneer Created first dance notation system Movement and Dance Theorist His movement analysis systems extended past dance and were used in the 1940s to assess Fordist assembly lines
- 5. Laban Spatial Principles Kinesphere “Laban distinguishes space in general, the infinite space, from the reach space immediately around the body – the Kinesphere” (Maletic, 1987, p59) “the sphere of movement surrounding the body, which can be reached by extending the limbs without changing one’s stance” (Preston-Dunlop, 1995, p297)
- 9. Laban Spatial Harmony “Harmony arises out of spatial relationships of movement, and that symmetry and balance are the simplest forms of harmony” (Maletic, 187, p.65). Laban's work with space around the body and spatial harmony is found in the five crystalline or Platonic solids in which movement of the body may be directed.
- 11. Laban Effort Graph Dynamics of Movement A system for understanding the more subtle characteristics about the way a movement is done with respect to intention
- 12. Laban Effort Graph Dynamics of Movement
- 13. Laban Effort Graph Space Directed ---------------------------- Indirect (flexible)
- 14. Laban Effort Graph Weight Strong ---------------------------------------------- Light
- 15. Laban Effort Graph Time Sudden -------------------------------------- Sustained
- 16. Slashing Indirect, Sudden, Strong Flicking Indirect, Sudden, Light Wringing Indirect, Sustained, Strong Floating Indirect, Sustained, Light Dabbing Direct, Sudden, Light Pressing Direct, Sustained, Strong Gliding Direct, Sustained, Light Punching Direct, Sudden, Strong Laban Effort Graph Gestures
- 18. Laban Effort Graph Affective Qualities - Intention Pressing Sure, Confident Flicking Carefree Wringing Frustration, Conflicted Dabbing Happy, Content Slashing Annoyed Gliding Calm, Conscientious Punching Angry, Upset Floating Sad, unsure
- 19. Laban Principles UI Applications Mouse, keyboard Dabbing, Pressing, Gliding iPhones (touch/sensors) Dabbing, Pressing, Gliding, Flicking, Floating, Wringing + Kinesphere Gestural Interfaces (LEAP, Kinect, Wii) ALL + Spatial Harmony
- 20. Laban Principles UX Applications Motion of Graphical Interface Always Direct Response Gliding, Floating, Flicking Metaphors for Interactions ALL
- 21. Laban Principles UX Applications Traci Lepore (2010)
- 27. Further Concepts Beyond Laban Ch.U.M/M. (Preston-Dunlop) Furthers the connections of gesture, kinesphere and greater space Choreotopology (Sicchio) Examines space in choreographic terms to include digital spaces
- 28. Further Resources Parviainen, J., Tuuri, K., Pirhonen, A., Turunen, M., & Keskinen, T. (2013). Gestures within Human-Technology Choreographies for Interaction Design. In Proceedings of the 10th International Gesture Workshop and the 3rd Gesture and Speech in Interaction Conference. Tilburg: Tilburg University. Retrieved from http://tiger.uvt.nl/pdf/papers/parviainen.pdf Lepore, Traci (2010) Laban Movement Analysis for User Experience Design. Retrieved from http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2010/02/laban-movement-analysis-fo Laban, Rudolf (1966) The Mastery of Movement. London: Dance Books.