Few Words About User
Experience Design
August 11, 2016
Vladislav Namașco
What is UX?
"User experience" encompasses all aspects of the end-user's
interaction with the company, its services, and its products.
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Definition by Nielsen Norman Group
(ISO 9241-210:2010, subsection 2.15)
“A person's perceptions and responses resulting from the use
and/or anticipated use of a product, system or service”
User Experience includes all the users' emotions, beliefs,
preferences, perceptions, physical and psychological
responses, behaviors and accomplishments that occur
before, during and after use of product, system or service.
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In other words…
• UX design improves the experience of the user of that
product or service
• Good user experience increases the adoption of that product
or service
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The benefits of UX design
Who is UX Designer?
UX Designer is the person that understands the goals and context-of-use
of potential users or customers. And, use that understanding to design a
product or service within the constraints of business and technology.
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• UX Designer explore many different approaches to solving
a specific user problem.
• UX Designer need to ensure that the product logically
flows from one step to the next.
User research
Product design
Interaction design
Information architecture
Usability
Prototyping
Interface design
Taxonomy creation
Terminology creation
Content strategy
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UX
Graphic arts
Interaction design
Interface design
Visual design
UI
Who’s who UX vs UI?
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How does an UX process looks like?
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4
2Research
Measure
Analysis
3 Design
Most common
UX Phases
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What an UX Designer can deliver?
Research
• Surveys
• Stakeholder interviews
• Ethnographic field studies
• Data analytics
• Product/Service audit
Analysis
• Personas
• Competitive analysis
• Sitemaps
• Scenarious
• User Flows
Design
• Sketches
• Wireframes
• Prototypes
• Pattern Library
Measure
• Metrics analysis
• A/B testing
• Eyetracking
• Usability testing
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What an UX Designer should deliver?
Actually, it depends:
• Project needs
• Budget
• Time
• Human Resources
• Company processes
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UX Methodologies
Lean UX
Lean UX emphasizes working faster, lighter,
with less emphasis on the deliverable and more
emphasis on the actual experience being
designed.
Agile UX
Agile UX derived from Agile delivery
method, it replaces document-
centered practice with one that is
collaboration-centered.
Design Thinking
Design thinking is a human-centered
approach to innovation that draws
from the designer's toolkit to
integrate the needs of people, the
possibilities of technology, and the
requirements for business success.
Design Sprint
The sprint is a five-day process for
answering critical business questions
through design, prototyping, and testing
ideas with customers.
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How an UX Designer measure success?
Quantitative
Task success rate

Time on task
Use of search or navigation
Error rate
Qualitative
Reported expectations and performance
Overall satisfaction
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Mulțumesc!

Few Words About User Experience Design

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    Few Words AboutUser Experience Design August 11, 2016 Vladislav Namașco
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    What is UX? "Userexperience" encompasses all aspects of the end-user's interaction with the company, its services, and its products. 2 Definition by Nielsen Norman Group (ISO 9241-210:2010, subsection 2.15) “A person's perceptions and responses resulting from the use and/or anticipated use of a product, system or service”
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    User Experience includesall the users' emotions, beliefs, preferences, perceptions, physical and psychological responses, behaviors and accomplishments that occur before, during and after use of product, system or service. 3 In other words…
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    • UX designimproves the experience of the user of that product or service • Good user experience increases the adoption of that product or service 4 The benefits of UX design
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    Who is UXDesigner? UX Designer is the person that understands the goals and context-of-use of potential users or customers. And, use that understanding to design a product or service within the constraints of business and technology. 5 • UX Designer explore many different approaches to solving a specific user problem. • UX Designer need to ensure that the product logically flows from one step to the next.
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    User research Product design Interactiondesign Information architecture Usability Prototyping Interface design Taxonomy creation Terminology creation Content strategy 6 UX Graphic arts Interaction design Interface design Visual design UI Who’s who UX vs UI?
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    8 How does anUX process looks like? 1 4 2Research Measure Analysis 3 Design Most common UX Phases
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    9 What an UXDesigner can deliver? Research • Surveys • Stakeholder interviews • Ethnographic field studies • Data analytics • Product/Service audit Analysis • Personas • Competitive analysis • Sitemaps • Scenarious • User Flows Design • Sketches • Wireframes • Prototypes • Pattern Library Measure • Metrics analysis • A/B testing • Eyetracking • Usability testing
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    10 What an UXDesigner should deliver? Actually, it depends: • Project needs • Budget • Time • Human Resources • Company processes
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    11 UX Methodologies Lean UX LeanUX emphasizes working faster, lighter, with less emphasis on the deliverable and more emphasis on the actual experience being designed. Agile UX Agile UX derived from Agile delivery method, it replaces document- centered practice with one that is collaboration-centered. Design Thinking Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer's toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success. Design Sprint The sprint is a five-day process for answering critical business questions through design, prototyping, and testing ideas with customers.
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    12 How an UXDesigner measure success? Quantitative Task success rate
 Time on task Use of search or navigation Error rate Qualitative Reported expectations and performance Overall satisfaction
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