An introduction to user experience design
Learn the fundamentals of designing the user experience for applications and websites
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User Experience (UX) design is the act and art of crafting the interface and interactions for a website or application.
It is a multidisciplinary career path that requires one to be part visual designer, part social psychologist, a little bit of a developer, and a hint of a project manager, as well as possess a great deal of empathy for those whom you are designing for.
There is a general consensus regarding the common flow and methodology of the UX design process.
UX design process
Research
Information architecture
Flowchart development
Transitioning to wireframes
Usability testing
Visual design
The mockups created at this point should be an attempt to portray a pixel-perfect representation of the final product. All content and graphics should be defined and put in place. I should note here that the concept of pixel-perfect is beginning to change with the adoption of responsive design and increased website interactivity. When websites were a bit more static and less interactive, it was far easier to create mockups that translated perfectly from Photoshop to a website. Though this is still something to strive for, it should be understood that animations, transitions, and interactive features will create a moving target that will be increasingly more difficult to capture in any design application that produces static images.
