Whether you are designing a website or a desktop or mobile application, you’ll need to provide a way for users to get to what they want or need. Hence, you will need to provide some form of navigation. How should…
UX Articles
Here’s all my articles on User Experience design. Hints, tips, philosophies, tactics, and opinions on all things #UX.
#UX101: Different User Research Methods
by Joseph Dickerson • June 12, 2013
User research is the one thing that you should never skip in a user experience process. It provides insights and understanding into the motivations and drivers of existing (and potential) customers and it is a key input into any design.…
#UX101: Creating and using personas
by Joseph Dickerson • June 5, 2013
When I discuss the word persona with people, I get a lot of blank stares and tilted heads. The film buffs I know respond with, “The Bergman film?” and the rest of them just shake their head when I ask…
#UX101: On Information Architecture
by Joseph Dickerson • June 3, 2013
When you read about user experience and the UX design process, you will inevitably see a lot of discussion about Information Architecture. What is Information Architecture? Simply put, Information Architecture is the art and science or organizing and labeling data…
#UX101: Understanding bias
by Joseph Dickerson • May 29, 2013
We are all biased… anyone who says otherwise is fooling themselves or lying. We are all biased because we are all human… We are the sum of all of our experiences, and those “inputs” influences our opinions and interpretation of…
#UX101: Typical UX jobs and roles
by Joseph Dickerson • May 28, 2013
While UX is still a fairly “young” discipline compared to other occupations, there are some fairly consistent standards as to roles and responsibilities. Here are some typical (and not so typical) jobs that you will find out there, with some…
To learn UX/UI design quickly, what are the three most important skills to focus on?
by Joseph Dickerson • May 28, 2013
Human psychology. Understanding users – what they need, want, and desire – is the crucial, seminal skill a user experience professional need. It influences everything – design, content, processes, features, you name it. Knowing WHO you are designing for helps…
#UX101: Design Foundations
by Joseph Dickerson • May 28, 2013
User experience isn’t “a” skill – it’s several of them. UX is a multi-disciplined domain that requires a lot of varied abilities, and the most successful UX professionals are the ones who are good at a lot of things. The…
#UX101: “Selling” user research (to management)
by Joseph Dickerson • May 25, 2013
User research is a vital part of any design project, because if you don’t know who you are designing for, how can you be sure you’re creating the right solution? They are your real boss, the ones who are the…
#UX101: Working with legacy designs
by Joseph Dickerson • May 21, 2013
I’ve found that most of the educational materials on user experience design gives the impression that UX design projects will always be a “from scratch, develop a new product or application” effort. In my experience, that’s rarely the case. While…
#UX101: Stakeholders and you!
by Joseph Dickerson • May 10, 2013
In any design project, you are going to have one or more stakeholders. These are the people who sponsored the project, and/or are the product managers responsible for the product being design, and/or are VPs responsible for a particular division……