A beginner’s guide to UX Design
Hey! Excited about User Experience Design, come and get in the groove of learning UX/UI Design the fun way.
Here meet my friend Pantomac an inquisitive chap who will be assisting me in documenting my Journey of UX/UI design from scratch. We are here to help you with the peculiarities of this field and make you more confident about the designing skills you already got!
Mac says Hi 👋🏻
Let’s get started!
Day 1- Agenda
- 5 Basics of Design you can’t miss to know!
- Good vs Bad Design
- Bonus tip from Pantomac !!!
- BASICS YOU NEED TO KNOW
1. What do you mean by Design Mac ? “It’s a method of problem solving . Moreover it is the Steps or sequence of steps taken to solve a visual or physical problem.”
2. What is HCD (human-centred Design)?
The Process of creating things for humans , keeping in mind their needs, wants , perception and psychology by applying human factors/ergonomics .
Example: a pen, shoe, water taps
3. What is UCDP ( User Centered Design Process)
User-centered design is a more focused and concise version of human- centered design with a deeper analysis of the target audience. a user can or cannot be a human necessarily.
Example: a wheelchair, dog house.
4. The Essential Elements of User-Centered Design
Visibility: Users should be able to see from the beginning what they can do.
Accessibility: Users should be able to find information easily and quickly.
Legibility: Text should be easy to read.
Language: Short sentences are preferred here.
5. User Experience
User experience is an emotion a user feels while using a product / service or an object. It is everything that affects the interaction of the user with the product.
A desirable,
A feasible,
A profitable Solution
- Good vs Bad Design
knife – Not a Human Centric design , because it fully caters the demand of right handed user but fails in satisfying the demands of left handed people. It can be a good example of user centric design ( users being right handed people only)
The image shows the tip of a highlighter which is widely used for highlighting text in books, somehow I personally feel content by the simplicity of the design of the tip. It is to me an example of a good design
Good design characteristics -
- Discover-ability
- Understanding
- Bonus tip from Mac !!!
Mac, what’s today’s Bonus tip?
Pantomac : “A design should speak for itself, what purpose it is going to serve. Also it should bring ease and comfort to the user.”
