UX Flashcards
What makes a good UX?
- Useful
- Easy to learn
- Helpful
- Accessible
- Attractive
- Fun
- Connected
- Delightful
- Satisfying
What makes a bad UX?
- Stressful
- Confusing
- Ugly
- Distracting
- Inefficient
- Tedious
- Condescending
- Inconsiderate
- Frustrating
User Experience covers what portion of a product?
All of it, all across the board.
Why is UX hard?
- The designer is not the user, and you don’t represent ALL users
- Computers are weird
- Software is complex
How can you make UX easy?
- Follow iterative prototyping process
- Apply user-centered research and design methods
- Understand human behaviour
- Apply common sense
What are the 3 steps of the iterative process?
- Assess (needs, research)
- Design (take what we learn and get ideas)
- Build (prototypes)
- (repeat until satisfied)
What are the key methods for UX research?
- Interviews
- Observations
- Surveys
- User testing
- Inspection methods
What are the 4 elements of a UX?
- Value (is it useful?)
- Usability (can users do what they need to do?)
- Desirability (is it fun, attractive, sexy, pleasant?)
- Adoptability (how easy is it to find and start using it?)
What is a design?
A plan for arranging elements.
What are the parts of the design process?
- Understand the problem
- Generate possible solutions
- Analyse and select
What is a prototype?
A representation of a design made before the final solution exists.
How wide is the useful field of vision?
5 degrees
How do our eyes pick up different parts of an image?
By jumping around, through saccades
In what pattern do we see when looking at web pages?
F-shaped patterns
What are the 3 stages of visual perception?
- Features (colors, angles) – Fastest
- Patterns (shapes) – Second fastest
- Objects (objects) – Slowest