What is UX?

Overview of the UX approach for the Wordcamp MKE 2013.

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1. What is UX? http://media.smashingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ux-discussion.jpg
2. ME BA in Graphic Design Web Design & Development Information Architecture Web Strategy User Experience (UX) Experience Design (XD) Cynthia Thomas @deziner
3. 1 Define 2 Guidelines 3 Process
4. • Define
5. User Experience: Influencing behavior through the strategic use of visuals, content and interactions.
6. User Experience: Based on the understanding of emotion, perception and habits.
7. User Experience: Oh, and research, wireframes, and information architecture, stuff too.
8. • Guidelines
9. Repeat af ter me. I am not the user. The user is not me.
10. realization, expectation, discovery, evaluation, rationalization, relationship, acquisition, satisfaction
11. Don’t make me think. Be aware of what you know.
12. Cool for cool’s sake is, well, not cool. Follow conventions, but with unique flavor.
13. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Concise and actionable. Choose wisely.
14. Aim for delight. It’s in the emotions baby.
15. Don’t forget: UX design for Wordpress must not only consider the end user experience, but the admin experience as well.
16. • Process
17. research create test refine
18. Research Go talk to people. Analytics. Go talk to people. Sur veyMonkey. Go talk to people. Social Media. Go talk to people.
19. Create Sketch Wireframe – Balsamiq, wireframe.cc Prototype – Axure, Wordpress
20. Test Go talk to people. A/B test Go watch people. Loop11, Silverback Choose the right people.
21. Refine What people say and do and need are dif ferent. Choose the right things to change.
22. repeat
23. Don’t forget: UX is a part of everything you do, even if you don’t know it.
24. What is UX? Now you know. Thank you :) http://media.smashingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ux-discussion.jpg