A short presentation I gave at Krishna Engineering College, Coimbatore on what exactly is user experience. The audience were both graduate and under-graduate students of engineering.
ABOUT ME • User Experience Principal at Tribune Company, Chicago • Worked on several websites, web apps, mobile websites, iPad/iPhone/Android/Win 7 phone & tablet apps • 1999: Graduated with a B.E (Computer Science) • 2002: Gradated with a M.S (Computer Science) • Worked as a back-end Java developer • Moved to front-end (Ajax) development • Stumbled upon this thing called “User Experience”. • Obsessed about product design, user interfaces and solving problems @designonmymind
TOPICS I WILL COVER... • What is USER EXPERIENCE? • Core UX principles • What is User-Centered Design? • Parts of UX • Some examples • How do you get in to the field of UX?
What the %&^%!? • Code reusability • Maintainability Gives requirements Developer Consumer Business Owner • Business goals • How to make $$$$ Develops product
Who focuses on the consumer? • Code reusability • Maintainability Gives requirements Developer Consumer Business Owner • Business goals • How to make $$$$ Develops product
• Code reusability • Maintainability Gives requirements Developer Consumer Business Owner • Business goals • How to make $$$$ UX Professional Develops product
• Consumer needs • Bridges consumer needs, business goals & technical feasibility UX Professional • Code reusability • Maintainability Gives requirements Developer Consumer Business Owner • Business goals • How to make $$$$ Develops product
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE Discovery User Research Content Strategy Information Architecture Usability Engineering Visual Design Interaction Design Definition Development Deployment
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE Discovery User Research Content Strategy Information Architecture Usability Engineering Visual Design Interaction Design Definition Development Deployment • Surveys • User Interviews • Competitive Analysis
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE Discovery User Research Content Strategy Information Architecture Usability Engineering Visual Design Interaction Design Definition Development Deployment • Content Inventory • Copy writing
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE Discovery User Research Content Strategy Information Architecture Usability Engineering Visual Design Interaction Design Definition Development Deployment • Site maps • Wireframes • User Flows
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE Discovery User Research Content Strategy Information Architecture Usability Engineering Visual Design Interaction Design Definition Development Deployment • User Flows • Prototypes
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE Discovery User Research Content Strategy Information Architecture Usability Engineering Visual Design Interaction Design Definition Development Deployment • Design Mockups • Style Guides
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE Discovery User Research Content Strategy Information Architecture Usability Engineering Visual Design Interaction Design Definition Development Deployment
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE Discovery User Research Content Strategy Information Architecture Usability Engineering Visual Design Interaction Design Definition Development Deployment
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE Discovery User Research Content Strategy Information Architecture Usability Engineering Visual Design Interaction Design Definition Development Deployment • Site Metrics • Surveys • User Interviews
HOW DO YOU GET IN TO UX? • Consider incorporating UX in your projects. • Read about it (Books, Blogs, Podcasts, Videos) • Higher education (Masters, Certifications from HFI)
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