UX/UI Key terms Flashcards
UX Design
Designing the overall experience of a person using a product or service
UX Research
Someone who empathizes with the user and tries to understand their needs, behaviors, and motivations
Visual Design
Visual design includes the aesthetics of a site and strategic implementation of images, colors, typography, and other elements.
Information Architecture
Information architecture encompasses structural design, organization, and labeling of websites, intranets, mobile applications, and social media software. Information architecture aims to organize content so that it is easy to find and use.
Content strategy
Content strategy refers to satisfying business requirements through content creation and distribution. This includes the words on the page as well as the images and multimedia.
Wireframing
A wireframe is a simple illustration of a page’s interface. It focuses on the layout, content, function, and behavior. Wireframes should be quick to make and quick to revise, so they do not typically include any styling, color, or graphics.
Prototyping
A prototype is a preliminary version or draft of a product that allows a user to click through the product. It simulates how the software will work before money and time is invested in developing the actual product.
Usability testing
Usability testing entails evaluating a product or service by testing it with different users. Participants will try to complete tasks while the UX designer observes, takes notes, and sometimes asks questions. Testing the product with a prototype allows usability issues to be identified and fixed before the product is built.
Accessibility
Accessibility is about designing for everyone. Evaluating accessibility will involve analyzing how well products, devices, services, or environments have been designed for people who experience disabilities. A good UX designer makes sure that their designs are usable by as many people as possible.
Information architect
Information architects are the blueprint makers and information organizers of a product design team. They work to organize information and determine how it should be arranged and displayed, with ease of access and user flow as their guiding principles.
Interaction designer
Interaction designers focus on how a user interacts with a product and how they experience using it. This role focuses on designing the details of an interface, including movement, animation, user flows, and visual aesthetics.
User interface designer
User interface (UI) design establishes the look, feel, and experience of a product. From layout and placement to the visual nitty-gritty such as buttons, colors, and fonts, UI designers occupy a unique niche under the user experience canopy. Many organizations combine UX and UI design into a single role.
Product designer
Product designer is an ambiguous role that varies from workplace to workplace. It tends to include all aspects of product design, from user experience to interface design. Product designers and UX designers often hold the same responsibilities and need the same skill sets.
Frontend designer
Frontend web development brings together programming and layout in order to create a website’s visual identity and interactions. A frontend designer programs the interface that UX and UI designers ideated, sketched, and prototyped.
T-Shaped designer
The most desirable product designers have a T-shaped set of skills and experience. In other words, they have an arsenal of skills and depth in one discipline but a breadth of experience across other disciplines. The successful T-shaped designer might be a super-skilled UX researcher who also knows enough frontend and UI that they can work alongside their diverse team of colleagues and help where needed.
