UI/UX: Becoming a Professional

A talk given at the Ghana Google Developer Group DevFest2015 on UI/UX. The talk highlighted more on professionalism as designers and developers.

Transcript

1. Francis Addai full-stack developer @faddai
2. I currently work (remote) with a FinTech startup in Canada. help up-and-coming software developers to navigate the terrain.
3. User Experience (UX) involves a person's emotions and attitudes about using a particular product, system or service. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience
4. UX ..is a big topic
5. User Interface Design (UI) is the design of user interfaces for machines and software, such as computers, home appliances, mobile devices, and other electronic devices, with the focus on maximizing the user experience. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface_design
6. UI ..is a big topic
7. When it comes to UI/UX remember to
8. Stick to Standards and established Patterns - Android UI Guidelines - HTML5 Boilerplate - CSS frameworks (Bootstrap, Foundation, etc) - pttrns.com - http://ui-patterns.com/
9. Let me deviate
10. Becoming Professional a
11. “Professionals work on their skill every day. Amateurs dabble.” Steven Pressfield, Author of The War of Art http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-War-Art-Through-Creative/dp/1936891026
12. Understand. Understand. Understand make it your goal to understand how your code works. Don’t copy and paste blindly.
13. Coding, alone doesn’t cut it
14. Read materials on software dev’t and the business domain that will set you apart
15. Collaboration scale your impact with a team you need to learn how to work well with others
16. Soft Skills will help you to collaborate effectively
17. Keep learning knowledge is POWER, after all
18. thanks for your attention