UX Foundations: Logic and Content

Use the ancient art of logic to create better user experiences for your websites and other projects.

Introduction

• Welcome
• UX and logic: Where is the connection?
• Logic problems in UX: Examples

1. Communication and Logic

• How we communicate
• Logical communication
• Human communication vs. computer logic

2. Principles of Communication and Logic

• Speaking logically
• Statements
• Universality
• Arguments
• Simple operators
• Complex operators

3. Computer Logic

• True and false: How computer logic works
• Working with computer logic
• Where computer logic excels
• The limits of computer logic

4. Human Logic and Information

• How we process information
• Organization
• Causation
• The limits of human logic

5. Making Logical User Experiences

• Formatting information for humans
• The computer-human division
• Intuitive vs. acquired behavior
• Logic problems in UX: Solutions
• Communicating with logic

6. Using Logic for Improved UX

• Next steps