What makes up interaction design and what are some of the industry’s challenges?
Interaction design in made up entirely by the people who do it. Their ideas, research, intuition, eye for design, connections with people, experiences, education etc. All of these make up the inspiration for which a UX designer create a tool or product that will (ideally) flawlessly work the way it was intended to be used. However, it’s very rare that that happens the first time. This brings in the challenges. It is nearly impossible to think of every possible issue that could occur with a new product that has been designed. With that being said, one of the challenges in the industry is the constant evolution and testing loop that needs to occur to finish a product. Accompany that challenge with deadlines and you have a lot of pressure to produce quality work.
What is interaction design, how its evolving. What fields does it draw knowledge from?
Interaction design in a relatively new field, introducing elements from many different disciplines and industries. Some of the first and most obvious fields are graphic design and web design, but it also pulls from psychology and most importantly, the users. The users’ thoughts and insight are the most important when it comes to development in the interaction design field.