How a developer became a ux designer
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The document describes how a developer became a UX designer through various experiences over his career. It shows his career progression from 2001 when he built Java applets to 2009 when he took on a lead developer and UX designer role. Key influences included books on UX design, a HCI master's program, and involvement in the UX community. This inspired a shift in his thinking from only building technology to defining overall user experiences.
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How a developer became a ux designer
- 1. How a Developer became a UX Designer Boon Chew @jaremfan
- 2. Two Parts 1. How I Got Here 2. What Has Changed
- 3. 1. How I Got Here One Journey, Three Stories
- 4. What my CV looks like-ish 2001 Built Java Applets 2002 App/Web Dev 2004 Senior Dev 2009 Lead Dev + UX Designer 2010 UX Designer
- 5. What my CV looks like-ish 2001 Built Java Applets 2002 App/Web Dev 2004 Senior Dev 2009 Lead Dev + UX Designer 2010 UX Designer Doesn’t explain journey
- 6. 2001 Built Java Applets 2002 App/Web Dev 2004 Senior Dev 2009 Lead Dev + UX Designer 2010 UX Designer Latent Aspirations
- 7. 1993 Wannabe Comic Artist 2001 Built Java Applets 2002 App/Web Dev 2004 Senior Dev 2009 Lead Dev + UX Designer 2010 UX Designer Latent Aspirations
- 8. 1993 Wannabe Comic Artist 1998 Founded a College Newsletter 2001 Built Java Applets 2002 App/Web Dev 2004 Senior Dev 2009 Lead Dev + UX Designer 2010 UX Designer Latent Aspirations
- 9. 1993 Wannabe Comic Artist 1998 Founded a College Newsletter 2001 Built Java Applets 2002 App/Web Dev 2004 Senior Dev 2005 – 2008 Freelance Print Designer 2009 Lead Dev + UX Designer 2010 UX Designer Latent Aspirations
- 10. 2001 Build 2002 Build 2004 Build
- 11. 2001 Build 2002 Build 2004 Build 2009 Research, Design, then Build (didn’t really work)
- 12. 2001 Build 2002 Build 2004 Build 2009 Research, Design, then Build (didn’t really work) 2010 Define the Experience (not build it)
- 13. How do I do this??
- 14. Books that inspired me (a long time ago) Good ol’ Jakob
- 15. 2005… a tipping point It’s not (just) about the technology
- 16. This book changed everything UX in a Book
- 17. It’s all Alan’s fault
- 18. Community
- 19. IxDA HCI-E MSc UPA & London IA Mentor & Seniors
- 20. Which HCI Course? IxDA HCI-E MSc UPA & London IA Mentor & Seniors
- 21. Which HCI Course? IxDA Good Friends HCI-E MSc UPA & London IA Mentor & Seniors
- 22. Which HCI Course? IxDA Good Friends HCI-E MSc Wider UX Community UPA & London IA Mentor & Seniors
- 23. Which HCI Course? IxDA Good Friends HCI-E MSc Wider UX Community UPA & London IA Job Advice Mentor & Seniors
- 24. So what has changed?
- 25. The BIG picture Challenging what I think is possible
- 26. Creatively using physical things Overcoming fear of “inefficiency” & “disorder”
- 27. Telling Stories Learning that design doesn’t exist on its own
- 28. “Glue Thinking” Everything Holds Together Mantra Make things “Stick” Get people high
- 29. Thanks Get in touch - @jaremfan Flickr credits: triciawang, china.sixty4, topherous, ajawin, miletbaker, NathanaelB, yandle, willfuller
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- Looks pretty standard\n
- I had all these latent aspirations. I wanted to create amazing experiences for people.\n
- I had all these latent aspirations. I wanted to create amazing experiences for people.\n
- I had all these latent aspirations. I wanted to create amazing experiences for people.\n
- I ended up thinking I was actually designing web applications, but I was just building it.\nThere must be a way to do things better.\n
- I ended up thinking I was actually designing web applications, but I was just building it.\nThere must be a way to do things better.\n
- I tried to fill the slide with all the books I read but it got too tedious and gave up halfway\n
- 1998 – 2000ish\nThen I went on to software books, and just focused on building web apps for a long time, until…\n
- I had an epiphany – the world was changing around me, very fast.\nI wanted to find out what made good software good… and it wasn’t about the technology.\n
- About Face 3 had a software approach that was different, but practical.\nI managed to convince my line manager to let me do user research and apply Alan’s method.\nMy first attempt wasn’t the best, but it got me started and I was hooked.\nI actually blame Alan Cooper for changing my life.\n
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- Stick – memorable, intuitive, usable\nHolds – structure, scaling\nHigh – excitement, immersion\n
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