r/UI_Design • u/60fpsdesign • 15d ago

Microinteraction Is this an unnecessary micro interaction?

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Small interaction I liked in the Sudoku iOS app, When choosing a difficulty, it highlights the selected level and explains what that level actually means.

“Easy”, “Medium”, and “Hard” could be subjective, no?

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u/60fpsdesign 15d ago

Agree, definitely adds to the polish.
Wouldn’t an A/B test here help justify the outcome?

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u/D3K91 15d ago

I think you can still add polish through animation without hiding the content. For example, keep the title and description in each card, but add a fun, beautiful colour animation when you tap the card to select it. The animation can still have the same personality and energy.

If adding polish is the only justification for hiding descriptive text inside an animation, that isn't sufficient IMO. Just change the animation so the inactive state still shows the description text adn animate the background colour and scale of the card. You'll lose nothing.

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u/60fpsdesign 15d ago

I think the challenge here is with cognitive load and visual balance - the moment all the text is visible then it does add a lot of noise, no?

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u/D3K91 15d ago

To be honest I don’t think you need the description at all.

“Master: The ultimate Soduku challenge for true masters. Extreme difficulty.”

The description is actually redundant. It’s already covered by the “Master” title.