A lot of people are curious about transitioning into the field of User Experience Design (UX). In this talk, I talk about a few different ways that you can transition into a UX career, be it grad school, night classes, or the ol' school of hard knocks, backed up by case studies. This talk was given at NoVA UX Meetup in the offices of AddThis, hosted by organizer Jim Lane.
A virtual guest lecture for a Digital Content Management class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, introducing the students to UX in general, talking about my career/experience/projects, and suggesting tie-ins with library science and content.
Basics in User Experience Design, Information Architecture & UsabilitySebastian Waters
Presentation for my talk about the "Basics in User Experience Design, Information Architecture & Usability" at General Assembly Berlin, January 9th, 2013
A talk we had at Texity systems.
Topics were
“ Are you really a User Experience Designer ?
The shift from product design to process design”
Contents
- what is user experience ? A bit of historical perspective
- Who coined the term and what did he mean ? ( Don Norman coined this term)
- how does IA, interaction design, usability, user research, relate to user experience ?
- what is product user experience ?
- how is different from user experience design of a service ?
- if this is User Experience, then what exactly is customer experience ?
- Should there be a designation called User Experience designer?
- The CEO, the engineer, the sales manager , product manager ….. are they UX designers or they aren’t ?
- Product design vs Process design
- The notion of a User , and who is the Customer ….. can user and customer be same ?
- A better term : DUX ( designing for user experience )
NoVA UX Meetup: Product Testing and Data-informed DesignJim Lane
These are the slides for the January 2013 NoVA UX Meetup in Vienna, VA. VP of UX Jim Lane shared tips, tools, and research strategies that the AddThis has used to develop publisher products used on over 14 million websites.
A virtual guest lecture for a Digital Content Management class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, introducing the students to UX in general, talking about my career/experience/projects, and suggesting tie-ins with library science and content.
Basics in User Experience Design, Information Architecture & UsabilitySebastian Waters
Presentation for my talk about the "Basics in User Experience Design, Information Architecture & Usability" at General Assembly Berlin, January 9th, 2013
A talk we had at Texity systems.
Topics were
“ Are you really a User Experience Designer ?
The shift from product design to process design”
Contents
- what is user experience ? A bit of historical perspective
- Who coined the term and what did he mean ? ( Don Norman coined this term)
- how does IA, interaction design, usability, user research, relate to user experience ?
- what is product user experience ?
- how is different from user experience design of a service ?
- if this is User Experience, then what exactly is customer experience ?
- Should there be a designation called User Experience designer?
- The CEO, the engineer, the sales manager , product manager ….. are they UX designers or they aren’t ?
- Product design vs Process design
- The notion of a User , and who is the Customer ….. can user and customer be same ?
- A better term : DUX ( designing for user experience )
NoVA UX Meetup: Product Testing and Data-informed DesignJim Lane
These are the slides for the January 2013 NoVA UX Meetup in Vienna, VA. VP of UX Jim Lane shared tips, tools, and research strategies that the AddThis has used to develop publisher products used on over 14 million websites.
Creating User Experience for Applications involves multi various skill sets & is on vogue.
Know what UX is all about & Pixel Studios Design Process in this presentation.
This deck covers:
What is user experience design?
How lean concepts changed our approach to UXD
How to begin a successful UX project
How to implement user research to get actionable insight
Find the Interface Design trends for 2014 by - now freelance - Petra Sell on:
http://www.slideshare.net/volpelino/id14
Prophets Agency presents "ID13": the trends in Interactive Design for 2013. Third year in a row, after the ID11 and ID12 trends. Written and designed by our Design Director Petra Sell.
Starting at the emerging trends in 2012 moving to what is happening in interaction design in 2013. the consolidation of ongoing trends up to future thinking and some advice on how to keep up.
Take your time to browse through the 147 slides of this impressive deck. Brands who fancy a 'live' presentation in their offices can contact us to make an appointment. Do spread along, cause sharing still is caring.
An introduction to UX - User Experience.
Where does UX come from, what are the benefits of using it, and how can it be applied to day to day agency work?
Understanding the User Centred Design process and how UX is an integral part of every piece of digital work that is produced.
The Value of User Experience (from Web 2.0 Expo Berlin 2008)Niko Nyman
Companies and brands should think about (user) experience to find new competitive edge for their business. Better experiences create more value for users, which can be in turn transformed into business value for the company.
Includes the definition, value, usage and history of heuristics as well as 10 principles with starter questions for use in an evaluation. (As presented most recently at Interaction 12 in Dublin)
The JoomlaChicago Loop sponsored "Joomla & Responsive Design", a presentation focused on the key ingredients and dynamics of making a Joomla website flow and react to the different viewing devices and browser viewport sizes.
Dennis Kmetz (Director of Interactive Media, Taylor Bruce Design Partnership) presented Joomla & Responsive Design on Thursday, March 1, 2012.
'Hold my beer.' Those three words have preceded some of the greatest moments in history. But who would’ve thought they’d pave the way for an epic user testing session? In this talk, Austin will discuss a drunken usability experiment and the unexpected influence that it had on the way that user research is conducted. Learn about new and unconventional methods for overcoming the struggles and pitfalls of traditional user testing, obtaining true and honest user feedback, and verifying the usability and simplicity of a design. Discover the resulting impact on bottom-line metrics like conversion rate, retention, engagement, and revenue. Walk away with a list of tools that you can use to conduct similar research and experiments on your own projects. Finally, learn about what it means to have a Culture of UX and gain actionable advice on how you can create it within your own company.
Mobile UX Design Best Practices for AdvertisingBrant Nesbitt
As we transition from desktop to mobile devices, our behaviors evolve and we adapt to accomplish tasks quicker than ever before. With such a finite amount of screen space, yet infinite possibilities, it is time to evolve the way we present content, thus ensuring a pleasant user experience.
Good “Fingertip Legibility” is the result of ads that provide concise messaging and beautiful product imagery, thus allowing users to make split second decisions and take action.
An intro to what people (and myself) think UX is. Also who is "doing" UX and how you can do it better. Originally presented at Product Camp Nashville - Sep 2018
Creating User Experience for Applications involves multi various skill sets & is on vogue.
Know what UX is all about & Pixel Studios Design Process in this presentation.
This deck covers:
What is user experience design?
How lean concepts changed our approach to UXD
How to begin a successful UX project
How to implement user research to get actionable insight
Find the Interface Design trends for 2014 by - now freelance - Petra Sell on:
http://www.slideshare.net/volpelino/id14
Prophets Agency presents "ID13": the trends in Interactive Design for 2013. Third year in a row, after the ID11 and ID12 trends. Written and designed by our Design Director Petra Sell.
Starting at the emerging trends in 2012 moving to what is happening in interaction design in 2013. the consolidation of ongoing trends up to future thinking and some advice on how to keep up.
Take your time to browse through the 147 slides of this impressive deck. Brands who fancy a 'live' presentation in their offices can contact us to make an appointment. Do spread along, cause sharing still is caring.
An introduction to UX - User Experience.
Where does UX come from, what are the benefits of using it, and how can it be applied to day to day agency work?
Understanding the User Centred Design process and how UX is an integral part of every piece of digital work that is produced.
The Value of User Experience (from Web 2.0 Expo Berlin 2008)Niko Nyman
Companies and brands should think about (user) experience to find new competitive edge for their business. Better experiences create more value for users, which can be in turn transformed into business value for the company.
Includes the definition, value, usage and history of heuristics as well as 10 principles with starter questions for use in an evaluation. (As presented most recently at Interaction 12 in Dublin)
The JoomlaChicago Loop sponsored "Joomla & Responsive Design", a presentation focused on the key ingredients and dynamics of making a Joomla website flow and react to the different viewing devices and browser viewport sizes.
Dennis Kmetz (Director of Interactive Media, Taylor Bruce Design Partnership) presented Joomla & Responsive Design on Thursday, March 1, 2012.
'Hold my beer.' Those three words have preceded some of the greatest moments in history. But who would’ve thought they’d pave the way for an epic user testing session? In this talk, Austin will discuss a drunken usability experiment and the unexpected influence that it had on the way that user research is conducted. Learn about new and unconventional methods for overcoming the struggles and pitfalls of traditional user testing, obtaining true and honest user feedback, and verifying the usability and simplicity of a design. Discover the resulting impact on bottom-line metrics like conversion rate, retention, engagement, and revenue. Walk away with a list of tools that you can use to conduct similar research and experiments on your own projects. Finally, learn about what it means to have a Culture of UX and gain actionable advice on how you can create it within your own company.
Mobile UX Design Best Practices for AdvertisingBrant Nesbitt
As we transition from desktop to mobile devices, our behaviors evolve and we adapt to accomplish tasks quicker than ever before. With such a finite amount of screen space, yet infinite possibilities, it is time to evolve the way we present content, thus ensuring a pleasant user experience.
Good “Fingertip Legibility” is the result of ads that provide concise messaging and beautiful product imagery, thus allowing users to make split second decisions and take action.
An intro to what people (and myself) think UX is. Also who is "doing" UX and how you can do it better. Originally presented at Product Camp Nashville - Sep 2018
Implementing a national vision. DigitalNZ presentation slides for JISC/UKOLN Survive or Thrive conference, Manchester, June 8th & 9th, 2010. Presented by Andy Neale
Wake-up Series: Empathy in a Business ContextOctavian Mihai
This is a short talk I gave about empathy in a business context.
more about me at www.octavianmihai.com and my company at www.jaimecandy.com
(CC) (BY:) do whatever you want and Attribution would be nice.
In business and in life, we pursue the good stuff and champion people who are known for their good ideas. But when we place too strong an emphasis on just the good, we may neglect to consider the bad ones. In design and in brainstorming, deliberately seeking out bad ideas is a powerful way to unlock creativity. Generating bad ideas can reveal our assumptions about the difference between bad and good, and often seemingly bad ideas turn out to be good ones. Jotly and Cow Clicker were jokes or parodies—that is, not good ideas—that have been surprisingly successful. Neil Young and Crazy Horse have covered folk songs. An action blockbuster features a US president swinging a silver axe against vampires. In this talk, Steve will explore how opening up the bad idea valve can lead unexpectedly to the kind of success we aim for with our good ideas.
The future belongs to a very different kind of person who understands where design really fits in the web process. When it comes to Universal Design and Accessibility, we should be asking 'why not?' rather than 'why?' This session will discuss ways Universal Design overcomes the obstacles in basic human communication and interactions in order to move people to action. Learn to overcome the limitations of the traditional definition of design, engage people, as well as communities, and create meaningful 'organizational stories' that relate to people regardless of their abilities.
Digital Conversations - Agile Creative TechnologyReading Room
The next phase of the digital communications revolution; the great collision of open source cloud technologies with agile, creative delivery", we will explore how digital leaders in government around the world are driving down costs and improving engagement by;
• employing new rapid digital delivery models in favour of the "big bang"
• applying user-centric thinking
• embracing open source tools for digital personalisation, optimisation and increased engagement
• personalising content for anonymous website visitors without the cost of big commercial software
Design is all about value. It helps transfer value from one person to another. Design insures you have an experience: that at the end, you’re different than when you started. Design makes this difference, and like Babbage’s Difference Engine of yore, specific knobs and levers control how much value you can create with design.
In this presentation, we’ll learn how five levers — models, fidelity, audience, annotation, and velocity — work together. We’ll see how agile, lean, and waterfall teams apply these levers differently at different times to create different value from design.
Friday at work, you won’t be able to stop yourself from asking five, simple questions. You’ll be maximizing design value for every project you encounter.
The Right Stuff: What's in YOUR Portfolio?Lane Goldstone
Presented at Tech Jobs LA at Blankspaces, July 21, 2012
The growth of the Web and proliferation of mobile devices has created a huge opportunity for people who can design the look and behavior of digital products. This work spans single-person-single-device interactions through experiences that include multiple people, devices and locations. User Experience Designer (UXD), Interaction Designer (IxD), Information Architect (IA), Web Designer (WD)--whichever way you pitch your skill-set, this is truly a GREAT time be working in our field.
But--How do you showcase your talents succinctly and persuasively? What do recruiters and hiring managers look for in a great portfolio? This presentation shows you how
[1 hr Lecture] Designing a Culture of Co-CreationTeresa Brazen
My talk at the Big (D)esign Conference 2012. Synopsis below.
Design doesn’t happen inside a vacuum. It happens inside teams, inside the context of relationships, inside physical spaces, inside organizations with very particular cultures. Ignore that intricate ecosystem, and you might as well give your project a death sentence.
Teresa Brazen will draw from her experience bringing this holistic outlook to the design process. Pulling from methods used in filmmaking, fine art, design research, facilitation, improv, and UX design, she crafts “intentional environments” for her teams and clients. These literal and figurative environments cultivate work that is actionable, co-created, co-owned, and much more likely to succeed in the world.
She’ll discuss the benefits of intentional environments, walk you through how to design them and share methods for keeping them activated throughout the design process. You’ll walk away understanding how to cultivate intentionality and inspire teams and clients along the way. But more importantly, you’ll have a powerful new framework that will enrich your entire design process.
For the Profit of Many – Designing Better For-Profit CompaniesChris Pallé
Talk was originally given at the RE:DESIGN Conference in Brooklyn, NY 4-28-2014 (redesignconference.com/conferences/uxd/)
The demand on businesses to think “socially” is evolving at a rapid pace. What was once good marketing to include something about a social cause on your Web site is no longer as impactful as threading it into the fabric of how you do business today. Come share in this conversation about B-Corporations and the implications pursuing this designation will have on your organization.
Presented by Mary Lukanuski at the Balanced Team Sunday Salon April 14, Pivotal Labs in NYC.
On the heels of The LeanUX Conference (#leanux14), Balanced Team held a one-day synthesizing symposium to share ideas, socialize, and continue the conversation.
For an event write-up, see http://pivotallabs.com/balanced-team-sunday-salon/
www.balancedteam.org
Bulletproof Communication Techniques; A UX Strategist's GuidesSarah B. Nelson
The practice of user experience has grown more sophisticated, produced higher quality online products, and gained wider acceptance beyond the design community. Still, so many potentially wonderful experiences disappoint and many talented design teams are excluded from decisions that fundamentally affect the experience. Why? Two words: ineffective communication.
Attendees will learn specific, proven techniques that can be applied in their own work environment to streamline communication and build more team cohesion. Sarah will present a variety of tools and strategies that have proven useful and highly effective for building arguments, communicating clearly with stakeholders, building trust, and gaining a seat at the strategic table.
Attendees will leave empowered to apply these techniques in their own practice and develop their own tools to suit their personality and work environment.
Start Empathy is a global
network of social entrepreneurs, educators, thought leaders, parents, young people, business leaders, journalists, universities, philanthropists and others who are connecting, collaborating, and aligning knowledge and resources to make empathy learning a norm, particularly in childhood.
Part I of the deck of slides from my workshop at UX Australia 2013 on place-making in cross-channel user experiences, previously a slightly different workshop at UX Lisbon 2012.
UI/UX Designer in the year 2020 | Developers Day Nov.19Lena Lekkou
What it's like to be a designer in the current year, what difficulties we all face and what soft skills everyone should invest in the following years so that they become future-proof in their discipline.
Requirements Engineering for the HumanitiesShawn Day
This workshop explores how requirements engineering can be employed by digital and non-digital humanities scholars (and others) to conceptualise and communicate a research project.
requirementsEngineeringAs the field of digital humanities has evolved, one of the biggest challenges has been getting the marrying technical expertise with humanities scholarly practice to successfully deliver sustainable and sound digital projects. At its core this is a communications exercise. However, to communicate effectively demands an ability to effectively translate, define and find clarity in your own mind.
User Experience: An Industry (Always) in TransitionGino Zahnd
I was invited to give a talk at Stanford's d.school, and here are my slides. I've updated them with more cohesive notes where possible. Some points of my talk were simply too much to include in the notes. Enjoy!
Wireframes are an important step in the creative process & Design Thinking. It's one of the first times that your team actually sees the product come together. The presentation explores the basics of wireframes and how they fit into the process of Human-centered Design.
This deck was part of workshop held by General Assembly on the Intro to Wireframing on 2-10-2015
"A scenario is a description of a person’s interaction with a system.
Scenarios help focus design efforts on the user’s requirements, which are distinct from technical or business requirements.
Scenarios may be related to ‘use cases’, which describe interactions at a technical level. Unlike use cases, however, scenarios can be understood by people who do not have any technical background. They are therefore suitable for use during participatory design activities." http://infodesign.com.au/usabilityresources/scenarios/
Slides for session 1 of my class at SVC. Part 1 gets at what it means to user experience. What's a good user experience? What are the different ways of doing UX? Part 2 is about interviewing - the most central skill a UX practitioner can have.
Teaching/Learning IA: Considerations for UX Strategy in Educational ContextsGuiseppe Getto
My poster for the 2014 IA Summit (http://2014.iasummit.org/). It depicts a workflow for helping folks without UX experience to start working on projects.
User Experience Design (UX) is a hot term in software these days, but as a relatively new and evolving field there has been confusion as to what this discipline entails and how it relates to other design practices. In this talk, Dorothy will provide an overview of current user experience design and research best practices, touch on how these methods have evolved in recent years, and discuss what many practitioners believe to be core philosophies behind "User Experience Design" as an approach to software design. In addition, Dorothy will walk through a software product lifecycle using case study examples to illustrate how common UX methods can be leveraged to improve a product. The presentation will be followed by an open discussion about where User Experience Design methods parallel or counter other human factors and ergonomics practices.
Takeaways - Participants will walk away with a clear understanding of User Experience Design as a practice, an overview of current methods, and insight into how these practices might relate to broader human factors and ergonomics approaches.
User Empathy: Prioritizing Users in your UX ProcessMary Fran Wiley
A discussion on what user empathy is and how you can make sure that your UX process prioritizes users. Includes tips for doing this in WordPress. From WordCamp Chicago 2017
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Between Filth and Fortune- Urban Cattle Foraging Realities by Devi S Nair, An...Mansi Shah
This study examines cattle rearing in urban and rural settings, focusing on milk production and consumption. By exploring a case in Ahmedabad, it highlights the challenges and processes in dairy farming across different environments, emphasising the need for sustainable practices and the essential role of milk in daily consumption.
Dive into the innovative world of smart garages with our insightful presentation, "Exploring the Future of Smart Garages." This comprehensive guide covers the latest advancements in garage technology, including automated systems, smart security features, energy efficiency solutions, and seamless integration with smart home ecosystems. Learn how these technologies are transforming traditional garages into high-tech, efficient spaces that enhance convenience, safety, and sustainability.
Ideal for homeowners, tech enthusiasts, and industry professionals, this presentation provides valuable insights into the trends, benefits, and future developments in smart garage technology. Stay ahead of the curve with our expert analysis and practical tips on implementing smart garage solutions.
Book Formatting: Quality Control Checks for DesignersConfidence Ago
This presentation was made to help designers who work in publishing houses or format books for printing ensure quality.
Quality control is vital to every industry. This is why every department in a company need create a method they use in ensuring quality. This, perhaps, will not only improve the quality of products and bring errors to the barest minimum, but take it to a near perfect finish.
It is beyond a moot point that a good book will somewhat be judged by its cover, but the content of the book remains king. No matter how beautiful the cover, if the quality of writing or presentation is off, that will be a reason for readers not to come back to the book or recommend it.
So, this presentation points designers to some important things that may be missed by an editor that they could eventually discover and call the attention of the editor.
5. I'm a visual designer, how do I move into UX/interface design?
I work for the government, how do I get a UX job in the private
sector?
I'm a developer and build interfaces, I'd like to learn how to design
them too.
I'm a student and don't have much of a portfolio yet, how do I get
my first UX job if they want to see my portfolio to get hired?
How do I move into something more strategic? That’s UX, right?
12. User Experience Design
It’s called empathy. And it’s important.
Make sure that the people making
things build something people really
need and enjoy.
16. User Experience Design
The UX field includes multiple disciplines
User Research
Content Strategy
Information Architecture
Interaction Design
Visual Design
Usability Evaluation
ht/ Nick Fink, @nickf http://www.slideshare.net/nickf/the-ux-disciplines
17. Think about which UX
discipline interests you…
User Research
Content Strategy
Information Architecture
Interaction Design
Visual Design
Usability Evaluation
20. User Researcher
Identifies user behaviors, goals and
needs through interviews, studies and
surveys
Content Strategist
Audits, reviews, creates, and governs the
production of content in a system
Information Architect (IA)
Defines the structure of a system, how
content is described, organized and
discovered
Interaction Designer (IxD/UX Designer)
Defines interactions, user flows,
wireframes, and affordances of a system
UI Developer
Builds the system by interpreting the
functional specification, sitemaps,
wireframes while working within technical
constraints
Visual Design
Designs and maintains appropriate visual
styles in service of the overall experience
of a product or service
Who does UX?
22. Small
Product
Small
Agency Big Agency
Big Product
Federal
more agile more waterfall
more generalized more specialized
less bureaucracy more bureaucracy
31. Jen Briselli
@jbriselli
“I'm using all the same brain
muscles I used as a physics
major and a high school teacher,
believe it or not.
UX is more of a mindset than a
methodology or field, I think."
33. Grad School
Curriculum they tell you what to know
Community students and teachers
Network hiring companies, access
Work projects and practice
Focus it’s your job, and it’s intense
36. Kenji Bohlin
@kenjisan
“You don't know what you don't
know… I went into it thinking UX was
one thing… and realized it was all
encompassing.
That's an important lesson that I
didn't know I needed.”
38. Night School
Curriculum they tell you what to know
Some Community students and teachers
Network hiring companies, access
Work projects and practice
Balance life-work-school
46. Restless curious, focused on people, problem solving"
Followed an interest social web"
Shared what I knew speaking"
Took on extra work the extra mile"
Met other designers at a conference events"
Found a mentor brent!"
Learned the deliverables wireframes, personas"
Read everything I could books, books, books"
More Sharing blogging"
Took on a job challenge an opportunity"
Feelings of doubt i didn’t know what i was doing"
Non-stop learning onward and upward
48. Hard Knocks
No Curriculum figure it out
Make a Community colleagues, co-workers
Network find people and follow up
Work taking on new skills, it’s complicated
Balance life-work-work-work
53. Don’t start from scratch
flickr/tinkerszone
take the work you’ve done so far
break it down into basic skills
find where those skills fit in
54. User Researcher
Identifies user behaviors, goals and
needs through interviews, studies and
surveys
Content Strategist
Audits, reviews, creates, and governs the
production of content in a system
Information Architect (IA)
Defines the structure of a system, how
content is described, organized and
discovered
Interaction Designer (IxD/UX Designer)
Defines interactions, user flows,
wireframes, and affordances of a system
UI Developer
Builds the system by interpreting the
functional specification, sitemaps,
wireframes while working within technical
constraints
Visual Design
Designs and maintains appropriate visual
styles in service of the overall experience
of a product or service
Who does UX?
55. User Researcher
research, analysis, written
communication, spoken communication
Content Strategist
analysis, written communication, excel.
see the big picture
Information Architect (IA)
systemic thinking, visualization, written
communication, puzzle-oriented, see the
big picture
Interaction Designer (IxD/UX Designer)
familiar with technology, puzzle-oriented,
visualization skills, see the big picture
UI Developer
knows the codes, love the code, stay
current, see the big picture
Visual Design
loves design systems, attention to detail,
visualization, typography, color theory
Who does UX?
67. How to do your own project
think of a person
learn about their problem
diagram the problem
identify pain points
sketch out ideas to solve the problem
prototype a solution
show it to that person
refine it, based on their suggestions
iterate
show it to everyone
68. The Common Threads
Don’t start from scratch understand your skills"
Hunger helping people…problem solving
Reading practical guides…theory behind the work"
Community events…teams…mentor
Sharing portfolio…blog…speaking
Work self-assigned projects…more work at work
