Basics of UX Design
Overview
This resource cover the basic principles of the user-experience design process.
Objectives
After completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Understand and talk about what users like and don't like.
- Spot the main issues users have with certain products or websites.
- Come up with fun and helpful ways to fix those issues.
- Work with others to think of even more ideas to help users.
- Use what they've learned to suggest improvements for a pretend app or website and explain why they think those changes are good.
Overview of the UX Design Process
During the Design Process, UX Designers try to understand the users needs, define the exact problem, and create a solution.
Step One: Empathize
Step Two:Define
Step Three: Ideate
Empathize
During the empathize stage, UX Designers gather information about the targeted user. They aim to figure out the emotions, needs, and pain points. They achieve this by watching users use the product and reading surverys.
Define
During the define stage, UX Designers analyze all of the information to pin point the exact problem the users are having.
Ideate
During the ideate phase, the designers enter into a Design Sprint to figure out a solution for the problem.
Discussion Questions
- Why is it important to first "empathize" with users in the design process?
- Why is having a clear problem statement important before moving on to brainstorming solutions?
- Can you share an example of a time you had to redefine a problem based on user feedback?
- How can sketches or rough drawings help in the ideation process?
- How do we decide which ideas to move forward with after the ideation phase?