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It’s the little things in life: Being woken up by the chirping of birds, the smell of coffee in the morning, a smile and a kind word from the newspaper seller… without these details, life would be a lot less fun.<\/p>\n

The same is true in web design. A website may work without small animations, nice messages and aesthetic design, but used correctly, small details can contribute a lot to a good user experience. And that includes Micro Interactions….

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What are Micro Interactions?<\/h2>\n

Micro-interactions are short events that ostensibly serve a single purpose. We use thousands of them every day: When we turn off the alarm clock in the morning, when we turn up the volume of the music, when we turn on the coffee machine and when we turn on the tap. And most of the time, we don’t notice them until they don’t work.
Implemented well, they can therefore make the difference between a product that the user loves and one that he tolerates to the maximum.<\/p>\n

Good micro-interactions delight users: they welcome them, they encourage them to interact, and they make a technical product seem human. Used correctly, they make a product exciting and contribute to an emotional connection between users.<\/p>\n

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Some international online shops and apps are already consciously using this form of human-machine interaction. In Germany, however, good micro-interactions are not yet widespread, mostly still gathering dust in the portfolios of UX & UI designers.

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Why are Micro Interactions important?<\/h2>\n

For example, let’s look at this Micro Interaction:<\/p>\n

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Superficially, it is used to start the upload. However, it also fulfils these tasks:<\/p>\n