Design | Experience
The days are gone when defining a user experience was limited to the choice of designers. Now data plays a more important role in the design process than ever before.
Designers rely on their own experience to design a product. In the selection of features, layout, colors, theme and style, the opinions of designers or senior stakeholders of the organizations … Read the rest
Achieving the product vision vs. expressing it. I believe this is a nuanced, yet helpful way to think about the core difference between product managers and UX managers. Whereas product managers typically focus on meeting business goals and launching new customer experiences, UX managers concentrate on optimizing user interactions in order to cultivate delight.
… Read the restProduct managers and UX managers both
Design Thinking is a customer-centric development process that creates desirable products that are profitable and sustainable over their lifecycle. It goes beyond the traditional focus on the features and functions of a proposed product. Instead, it emphasizes understanding the problem to be solved, the context in which the solution will be used, and the evolution of that solution.
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Hypothesis driven design is to make a conscious decision to design something in a specific way based on a belief or understanding, more often than not, an assumption. This is then validated through user research.
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UX design documentation is a vital part of any project that involves creating or improving user interfaces and experiences. It helps you communicate your design vision, rationale, and process to various stakeholders, such as clients, developers, testers, and users. However, creating effective UX design documentation can be challenging, especially if you don’t have a clear scope and goals for it. … Read the rest
User flow design (7-step guide)
User flow is a diagram showing the path a user will take in an application to complete a task, such as making a purchase, signing up for a newsletter, etc. A user flow helps designers focus on the user’s needs and find the most efficient way to meet them.
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A deep dive on why projects always take longer and a framework to improve future estimation
If you’re like me, you’re maybe a jobbing dev taking on contracts and occasionally your own gigs (and by-and-large this works out OK) but maybe you secretly hate yourself for being terrible at estimation, and wish … Read the rest
how to estimate better and how to be prepared when things go sideways. By Dave Stewart.
✅ “Planned work” may be as little as 20% of the total project effort.
✅ “Extra work” increases proportionally to the complexity of the work.
✅ Account for changes (20%) and unexpected slowdowns (15%).
✅ Access to data, docs, tools, people is a … Read the rest
Discover the most important UX KPIs (task success rate, time-on-task, user error rate, and more) and learn exactly how to measure and interpret them. Key performance indicators (or KPIs) are increasingly being integrated into the UX designer’s toolkit. With the right KPIs, you can track and measure how … Read the rest