UX Intro Flashcards
What does Steve Jobs say about design?
“Design is not just what it looks like… Design is how it works”
What is UX?
Designing great experiences for users. Understanding the user and problem is the key.
What makes a bad UX?
Designing for yourself without considering how users will use the design.
What are the disciplines of the UX?
Visual Design, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Content Strategy, User Research and Business Objectives.
Why is the UX sits in the planning phase of the software development lifecycle?
It helps showing what the problem looks like and understand the user needs, goals and motivations.
“Designing the right thing instead of just designing the thing right”
What users love?
To easily complete his task.
What is interaction design?
Deals with the structure and how the elements respond to the user actions.
What is visual design?
Look and feel, and the branding and the colors.
What is business requirements?
Is answering the following questions:
What are the goals of this project?
What does success look like? How will we know when we have been successful?
Who are the users of this site?
Why would they use this product or service? What are the problems are they having that we can solve?
What is user research?
Is about learning more from our potential users… observing vs asking… observing is way better.
Why is an empathy map useful?
Because it helps asking the right questions meanwhile you observe.
Why is it a bad idea designing for demographics?
Too hard to design based on demographics… although this information is very important for marketing and sales for example.
What is an archetype
Defines a sort of acceptance criteria for user needs…
What is contained in a strategy document?
Business and users goals.
How to use an empathy map?
Print or draw the empathy map and put post its with the observations in the proper “slice” by observing the target users
What is a user journey?
A map of actions and emotions that your user experiences while using your design from start to finish.
What is a good experience map example?
Rail europe experience map.
What is a wireframe?
A visual representation of an interface with design stripped away so that the focus is on function and user interactivity.
Why is it recommended to use tools to create wire frames?
Because it is easier to build them using pre-built components. Pen and paper are still encouraged!
What does Stephen Hay says about design?
“We’re not designing pages, we’re designing systems of components.”
What is “Atomic Design”?
Adtomic design is methodology for creating design systems.
What are the levels of the “Atomic Design”?
Atoms, Molecules, Organisms, Templates and Pages.
What is a atom in the “Atomic Design”?
Is the most basic building blocks, such as a label, input and button.
What is a molecule in the “Amotic Design”?
A molecule is a group of atoms bonded together. It is the backbone of the design systems.
