User Experience (UX) for Non-Designers

Learn the principles of user experience design—from the perspective of a non-designer who needs to work with UX teams, studios, and projects.

Introduction

• User experience for non-designers

1. What Is UX?

• UX design overview
• Stage one: Research
• Stage two: Conceptualize
• Stage three: Design
• Stage four: Test
• Who does what?
• Accessibility matters

2. Research: So Who Will Use It?

• Making a business case
• The role of the stakeholder
• What do we need to make this work?
• Who do we need to build it?
• Who will use it?
• What will they do?
• How will they use it?
• How will they move through it?
• Finding problems and fixing them

3. Conceptualize: So What Does It Look Like?

• Overview of conceptualization techniques
• Sketching your ideas
• Task flow diagrams
• The infamous white board
• Content wireframe: Determining what goes where
• Building the bones with wireframes
• Digital wireframes
• The role of paper prototypes
• Testing and iteration
• Feedback and iteration

4. Design: Here Is What It Really Looks Like

• The UI designer's role
• The medium-fidelity prototype
• The medium-fidelity toolbox
• Imaging: Image formats
• Imaging: What's with all the Xs?
• The role of SVG
• Copywriting: Words make all the difference
• Feedback and iteration

5. Design: The Design System

• What is a design system?
• The role of typography
• So what is color?
• The role of color
• Icons and icon tools
• Using design patterns
• Imaging tools and screen resolution
• Audio formats and content
• Video formats and streaming

6. Prototyping and User Testing

• An overview of prototyping
• Choosing a prototyping tool
• The role of motion in a prototype
• Why use prototype microinteractions?
• The disposable prototype
• Refining microinteractions
• Overview of user testing