What Is UX Design? - A Full Overview

AJ&Smart
2 Jul 201912:21

Summary

TLDRIn this video, a senior product designer from AJ and Smart demystifies UX design, emphasizing its role in improving existing user experiences. Highlighting the crucial elements of usefulness, usability, and desirability, the designer contrasts examples of good and bad UX through coffee cup designs. The discussion also covers the non-linear UX design process, involving understanding user needs, ideation, testing, and collaboration. Daily tasks for UX designers include wireframing, user research, and presenting findings. Viewers are encouraged to engage with the content and explore additional resources on product design.

Takeaways

  • 😀 UX design is about improving existing user experiences, not just creating new ones.
  • 😀 The three core principles of UX design are usefulness, usability, and desirability.
  • 😀 Good UX design can significantly impact user satisfaction and business success.
  • 😀 A well-designed product considers the user's experience from multiple angles.
  • 😀 UX design processes are often non-linear, involving iteration and flexibility.
  • 😀 Key steps in UX design include understanding users, ideation, testing, and crafting solutions.
  • 😀 Daily tasks for a UX designer may include creating wireframes and conducting user research.
  • 😀 Effective communication and presentation skills are crucial for sharing UX findings and concepts.
  • 😀 Collaborating with teams and facilitating workshops is an important part of a UX designer's role.
  • 😀 Poor UX design can lead to serious consequences, including user dissatisfaction and financial loss.

Q & A

  • What is UX design?

    -UX design, or user experience design, is the process of enhancing user satisfaction by improving the usability, accessibility, and pleasure provided in the interaction with a product.

  • What are the three key factors of UX design?

    -The three most important factors in UX design are usefulness, usability, and desirability. A great user experience must successfully address all three.

  • How can UX design improve everyday products?

    -UX design improves everyday products by analyzing user behavior and patterns to enhance their experiences, making tasks easier and more enjoyable.

  • What example does the speaker use to illustrate good and bad UX design?

    -The speaker compares two coffee cups: one with good UX design that is easy to hold and keeps the coffee hot while staying cool to the touch, and another that is functional but uncomfortable to use.

  • What can happen when companies prioritize business needs over user experience?

    -When companies prioritize business needs over user experience, they risk significant negative impacts, including financial losses and, in extreme cases, safety issues, as illustrated by the example of a nuclear power plant meltdown.

  • What is the general process of UX design?

    -The UX design process typically involves understanding user needs, ideating solutions, testing concepts, and crafting the final product. However, this process is not strictly linear and can involve iterating between different stages.

  • What daily tasks might a UX designer perform?

    -A UX designer might create wireframes, conduct user research, collaborate with developers, test designs with users, and present their findings to stakeholders.

  • What role does presenting and documenting play in UX design?

    -Presenting and documenting work is crucial in UX design, as it helps communicate research findings, design concepts, and justifications for decisions to management and team members.

  • How important is user research in UX design?

    -User research is vital in UX design, as it provides insights into user behaviors and needs, which inform the design process and help create more effective user experiences.

  • What misconception do people often have about UX design?

    -Many people mistakenly believe that UX design is solely about creating the interface or product from scratch, rather than understanding and enhancing existing user experiences.

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