Posts Tagged ‘User Experience’
User Experience Design For Entrepreneurs… Can’t My Visual Designer Do That!?!?
One of the mistakes that companies make over and over again is assuming they can save time and money by making their visual designer the same person as their user experience designer. The assumption is that since visual designers and ux designers both deal with the customer facing interface, they both have the same amount and type of knowledge regarding the user. In my experience, nothing could be further from the truth. Just because we work together and produce for the user does not mean that we are using the same skill sets. Most of the time condensing these two roles into one is a huge mistake.
How Do I Know What Type of Designer I Need?
With so many different designers to choose from in the web biz, how does an entrepreneur know who they need to solve their specific problem? Figuring out the difference between a usability analyst, information architect, content strategist, interaction designer, interactive designer, graphic designer, etc can be an exhausting process. How does someone figure out the best pick for them? That is what I’m hoping to clear up for you today.
How Can Entrepreneurs Learn About User Experience (UX) Design
Throughout my time as a User Experience Designer, I’ve had the privilege of meeting with and talking to people from many different backgrounds. These backgrounds range from people trying to get into the UX field, visual designers, front end/backend developers, product managers, company founders, etc.
No matter the background or level of expertise I tend to get one question over and over again: “How do I learn more about User Experience and what it is?”
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How User Experience Designers are like Therapists
In writing for NYEWeek, I always try to think of topics that will relate to the Entrepreneurial mind. The post I write today may or may not do so, but my hope is that it will invoke some ideas that will change your thinking about how you approach your customer. As I’ve mentioned in several previous posts on my blog I’m surrounded by counselors and therapists of all kinds. In talking with these folks, I can’t help but see the similarities that keep coming up between our two professions, those of Therapy and UX Design.
Two Careers That Didn’t Exist Ten Years Ago
As a user experience designer, I find it extremely challenging to describe to others what I do. I’m sure there are many reasons why this is, but I think the biggest reason is that my career is so new. In fact, it has been in existence, at least in the web world, less time than I have!
