1. User Experience Design
CS4830 - Week 1

2. About Me
Zarin Ficklin
z@zarin.me
@zarinf

3. Computer Science

6. Freelance

20. Goals for the Class
Actual usable skills
Cover fundamentals
Not be lame

22. Syllabus
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UI/UX Intro
UI/UX Fundamentals
Web design
Mobile design
Photoshop
Photoshop
HTML/CSS
HTML/CSS
Product design
How to be a good designer / how to get hired

23. Why Design Matters

24. For Developers

25. ● More valuable employee
● Better products
● Bosses and designers will
love you

26. For Startups

28. For Business Owners

30. Good design instills trust

31. The Industry

32. "Why Good Design is
Finally a Bottom Line
Investment"
Article by FastCo Design

33. "Silicon valley is currently
engaged in an all out talent
war over designers."
Article by FastCo Design

34. Instagram
Pinterest
Square
Apple
Path

35. “The success of
Pinterest and Microsoft
both hinge on how well they
intuit what users want.”
Article by FastCo Design

38. High Demand

39. $30-$120/hr
Freelance UI/UX design range

40. User Experience (UX)

41. UX is how the user
feels about the experience
with a product or service.

44. UX design deals with the
overall experience associated
with the use of a product
or service.

45. User Interface (UI)

46. UI design deals with the specific
user interface(s) of a product or service.
The UI can be a component of UX, but
many user experiences don't have UIs.

52. Empathy

54. The Future of Design

57. In a world where technology
is replacing jobs, there will
always be a need for
designers.

70. Good design makes life
simpler and more efficient

71. Questions?
Zarin Ficklin
801-690-9447
z@zarin.me
@zarinf