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You Can UX Too: Avoiding the Programmer's User Interface @ NEPHP 2013
- You Can UX Too: Avoiding the Programmer's User Interface Eryn O'Neil Northeast PHP – Boston (Cambridge!), MA August 16, 2013
- Hi, I'm Eryn.
- I make websites.
- I'm not a UX professional.
- Why me?
- Because programmers need to care–deeply–about the interfaces they write. Why me?
- Front End vs. Back End
- Today, we'll talk about: ● Practical ways to make your UX experience better ● How to work with the UX professional in your life ● Why you should care!
- What is the “programmer's interface” anyway?
- Why care?
- The best software happens when everyone on the team feels ownership of the user interface.
- How can we do better?
- How can we do better? The programmer's interface happens when you try to design an interface at the same time that you're writing it.
- How can we do better? UX First.
- How can we do better? UX First. And third... and fifth...
- How can we do better? User-Centered Design “A process in which the needs, wants, and limitations of end users of a product are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process.” Wikipedia, “User-Centered Design” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-centered_design
- How can we do better? User-Centered Design
- There is no one true universal UX. Facebook: ● Universal ● Human ● Clean ● Consistent ● Useful ● Fast ● Transparent HTC One: ● Make it Mine ● Stay Close ● Discover the Unexpected Luke Wroblewski, “Developing Design Principles”, http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?854
- How can we do better? Don't Reinvent the Wheel.
- How can we do better? Pattern match.
- Pattern Match Usefully.
- Pattern Match Usefully. Llama Lemon Lemur Orange Olive Orangutan Ocelot Licorice Octopus Labrador Lollipop Lynx
- Pattern Match Usefully. Llama Lynx Lemur Ocelot Labrador Orangutan Olive Licorice Octopus Orange Lollipop Lemon
- How can we do better? Protect your users.
- How can we do better? Don't expect people to read.
- How can we do better? Avoid Surprising Behavior.
- How can we do better? Watch people use your software.
- How can we do better? Watch people use your software. ...and believe your users.
- How can we work better with the UX professionals in our lives?
- The developer's job is to think about how the implementation will affect the UX.
- How can we work with UX pros? “Yes, But.”
- How can we work with UX pros? Know your limits. Defer.
- How can we work with UX pros? Know your limits. Defer. (Don't have UX people? Usertesting.com)
- Thanks!