This is my prediction for what will be going on the (near) future in the User Interface.

1. (near) Future of User Interface By Ramya Prajna S – December, 2008

2. Smaller or Bigger The size of the interface (display) getting smaller (mobile phone) or getting BIGGER (table/wall) ?

3. Smaller Cursor vs No Cursor (highlight) When the size is getting smaller… It’ll control by cursor or just highlight (like there were no mouse around) ??

4. Smaller More Image vs More Text Speed of mobile connection gone wild… It could be more image (or even videos content) …or… Just stay focus on function as text information.

5. Smaller More Design vs Less Design With the minimum size of display, but high-speed mobile connection… The Design will become as good as we seen on desktop (and the user interface become better) …or… It doesn’t need the ‘design’ , the information still stand for the first (and only) priority.

6. Bigger Single Cursor vs Multi Cursor Most people get introduced with the fact that a mouse comes one package with the computer it self. Then they only know computer with single cursor . But Jeff Han (Perspective Pixel) or Microsoft Surface show us another possibilities. What if there are multiple mouse in one single computer? What if there are multi cursor (or controller) in one display?

7. Bigger Vertical Scroll vs Horizontal Scroll Bigger space can fit more content… A lot of content in one page can goes Vertically or Horizontally .

8. Bigger ‘ Boxed’ Layout vs Free Space Layout The whole display area is the active area… The place holding a content will stay on Boxed (Window style) … or… Each element of content will stand for it self and the layout is free to modify .

17. .the Possibilities Ramya Prajna S. Co-Founder | Managing Director | Online Branding Specialist Think.Web: a Web Agency | Jakarta, Indonesia Think