James Phang

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What is UX?

 

User experience (UX) is the design process of creating products that provide meaningful and relevant experiences to users. The process involves creating a product that includes branding, design, usability and function that will benefit the end user. User Interface is a subset of the User experience and provides an important aspect of the user experience. Providing a good user experience is not about just creating a usable product; it should also make the experience pleasurable, efficient and fun. Good user experience is when one meets a particular user’s need in terms of what the product is supposed to deliver.

Why, What and How

UX designers consider these questions when designing a great user experience.

Why – The motivations for users to adopt a product

What – Tasks that users can do with the product

How – Relates to the design of functionality, making each function easy to access and presented in an easy way.  

User-centered

UX designers often come from a variety of different backgrounds from web design, programming, psychology and interaction design. In order to create a user-centered experience, UX designers must consider all aspects from human behavior, psychology to web design in order to design the most efficient user-centered product. Tasks often involved are user research, creating personas, designing wire frames and interactive prototypes as well as A/B testing.

Useful Links

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