This document provides an overview of user-centered design. It defines user experience as how a person feels when interacting with a system or product. It then explains that user-centered design is a multi-stage process that involves understanding users' needs through research, designing with the user in mind, and testing designs with real users. The document outlines the user-centered design process and its stages of discovery, definition, design, validation, development and launch. It concludes by listing the benefits of taking a user-centered approach, such as increasing user satisfaction, performance and credibility while reducing costs.