User Experience Design:
Design the Right Thing & Design Things Right
Discover What Users Need Through Research
User Experience Design
User Experience Design is a process. It is design based on the scientific method. UX is user focused. We don’t design what we think people need, we find out what they need. Research is the foundation to Designing the Right thing.
Once we know the problem we are solving we start designing and testing our designs with users. That is how we know the we are designing the thing right!
After completing the design the UXer will manage the project of coding the site, starting with compiling the necessary handoff documents and then working with developers to ensure they build the design to spec.
Hypothesis
Start with a hypothesis about what is wrong and test it through research.
User & Stakeholder Interviews
User Observations (Contextual Inquiry)
Website Traffic Analysis
Industry Standard Review (Heuristics)
Competitive Analysis
Navigation Plans (Card Sorting, Tree Testing)
Define the Problem Based on Your Findings
Synthesis
Take your results and focus in on the real problem that needs to be solved.
Defining Users and Flows (Personas, Journey Mapping and User Flows)
Drawing Insights (Affinity Mapping)
Prioritizing Features (MoSCoW Mapping)
Determining Minimum Viable Product
Design a Solution and Test it
Iteration
The design will go through. cycles of ideation and testing with users to refine it.
Group Brainstorming (Design Studio)
Individual Ideation and Sketching
Wireframes
Prototyping (Sketch, inVision & Figma)
Wire Flows
Usability Testing
Deliver a Final Product
Blueprint
The UX process produces a plan, bringing that plan to life means handing it off and working with developers.
Tested Prototype
Specification Document
Style Guide & Component Library
Annotated Wireframes
Functional Specifications
Development Cycle Project Management
Website Beta Testing