The Many Facets of UX Design

The Many Facets of UX DESIGN Design Studies Facilitate Research Analyze Research RESEARCHER UX Designers gain an in-depth understand- ing of their client's end-user needs, tasks, behaviors, and motivations, through primary user research. Define Personas Distill Key Tasks Create Mental Models Prioritize Tasks Identify Labels Define Categories TAXONOMIST Trends in behavior, uncovered in research, enable UX Designers to develop an end-user "mental model", as well as an information architecture and taxonomy to make primary task comple- tion, intuitive. Define IA Define Facets/Filters Structure Experience Present POV Propose Features Identify Best Practices CONSULTANT UX Designers are "client-facing" consul- tants, who advise, as well as, present Design. Evangelize Brand Expose Design Issues Gather Requirements Design User Interface Present Design Design Experience DESIGNER UX Designers are interaction designers, responsible for the conceptualization and documentation of the end-user interface. Design Task Flow Make Brand Consistent Unclutter Design Understand Constraints Propose Integrations Define Metadata TECHNOLOGIST In order to Design an experience that can be developed, UX Designers must under- stand the Technical constraints of the platforms they are Designing for. Identify bugs Design for Accessibility Propose Features Collab w/Client Collab w/Design Collab w/Content Team NEGOTIATOR UX Designers are the connective tissue to every "Delivery" discipline, ensuring that business, brand, and end-user needs are met, within the limitations of the technical platform. Collab w/Proj Mngmt Collab w/Tech Collab w/Accnt Mngmt for EMPATHY LAB by JONATHAN LUPO @userexperience company an