User
Experience
Design
what EVEN IS IT
OF GOOD AND BAD UX
WHY DOES IT MATTER
FIND EXAMPLES
The bad
We know it when we see it or use it.
The good
What makes a design good?
It doesn't just look nice
Good design anticipates a user's needs
Anticipate and give the user
what they need
when they need it
context
contextual design
- Explicit interaction
- Implicit interaction
- Information when the user needs it
- Information when the user doesn't
know they need it - Meta data like location, time of day, etc
Consider your user:
How familiar are they with tech? with your app?
What are they trying to accomplish?
What do they want to do?
Empathy
Empathetic Design
- Personas
- User stories
- Consider voice/tone
- Forgiving
- Intuitive
- Consistent
- Seamless learning curve
Test everything!
Ask questions
Don't assume you know the answers
Don't assume you know the right questions
Science
User Testing
- Don't Make Me Think - by Steve Krug
- Do it early and often
- Get a lot of people to try your app
- Prepare for frustration and disbelief
Human Interface
Guidelines
Material Design
Resources
One last sidenote
As with your code,
avoid cleverness
for the sake of being clever
Be this guy for the user
STAFF COPY: Intro to User Experience Design
By letakeane
